Palo Verde has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Desert Oasis took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Palo Verde, who comes in off a win.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Coronado, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 15th). Palo Verde won by a goal and slipped past Coronado 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Ava Peterson and
Olivia Gastwirth scored both of Palo Verde's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 8-3 to Liberty. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Diamondbacks struggled afterwards.
The win got Palo Verde back to even at 4-4-1. As for Desert Oasis, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Palo Verde came out on top in a nail-biter against Desert Oasis in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palo Verde since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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