The Western Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Palo Verde Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Western's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They beat Green Valley by a goal, winning 1-0. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde entered their tilt with Sunrise Mountain on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Miners 2-1. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Miners are ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Noah Johnson and
Trevon Aytch scored both of Palo Verde's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Western now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for Palo Verde, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-3 record this season.
Western came up short against Palo Verde when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Western avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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