The Palo Verde Panthers will take on the Hug Hawks at 8:00 a.m. on Friday.
Palo Verde heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Saturday. They came up short against Coronado, falling 3-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Hug put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their undefeated season alive. They won by a goal and slipped past Wooster 2-1. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by just one goal.
Jordan Talavera and
Jonathan Martinez scored both of Hug's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Hug pushed their record up to 16-0-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matches. As for Palo Verde, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-6-3 record.
Everything went Palo Verde's way against Hug in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Palo Verde made off with a 5-0 victory. Will Palo Verde repeat their success, or does Hug have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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