The Green Valley Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Silverado Skyhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Green Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
Green Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Southeast Career Tech, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Green Valley was ranked 23rd). Green Valley never let Southeast Career Tech onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday. The Gators wouldn't have won without Juliana Lopez, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Silverado). They put the hurt on Desert Pines with a sharp 8-0 win on Tuesday. The Skyhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by three goals or more this season.
Something new happened on Tuesday as Madison English saw her first action of the season, playing 40 minutes against Desert Pines. English made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and two assists. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
The victory made it two in a row for Green Valley and bumps their season record up to 5-2-1. As for Silverado, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 5-1-1 record this season.
Green Valley took their win against Silverado when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Green Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Silverado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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