Boulder Creek is 0-4 against Desert Vista since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Boulder Creek Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Desert Vista Thunder at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Boulder Creek walked away with it. They blew past the Champions 6-1. Xaida Ford was a massive factor in the win, as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals), and they went ahead and made it seven last Friday. They never let Queen Creek onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Given Desert Vista's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Queen Creek is ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boulder Creek has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-2 record this season. As for Desert Vista, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5-2.
