The Chino Valley Cougars will face off against the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Chino Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Payson, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Chino Valley was ranked seventh). Chino Valley came up short against Payson on Monday, falling 8-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Cougars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, everything went Blue Ridge's way against St. Johns on Tuesday as Blue Ridge made off with a 4-1 win. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by three goals or more this season.
Chino Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Blue Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Chino Valley suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Blue Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Chino Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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