The Palm Desert Aztecs will head out on the road to face off against the Rancho Mirage Rattlers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Palm Desert took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over La Quinta. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Aztecs were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Rancho Mirage came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Saints with a sharp 7-0 win. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Saints are ranked 1090th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Palm Desert back to even at 6-6-3. As for Rancho Mirage, their win bumped their record up to 7-2-3.
Palm Desert beat Rancho Mirage by a goal when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 4-3. Does Palm Desert have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rancho Mirage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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