Tonopah Valley is 1-7 against Yuma Catholic since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tonopah Valley Phoenix will head out on the road to face off against the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 6:00 p.m.
Tonopah Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals back in December of 2024, they were much more limited against Arete Prep on Monday. 2025 welcomed they with a 9-1 loss courtesy of the CHARGERS. The Phoenix were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-1.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Yuma Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They won by a goal and slipped past Imperial 4-3. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Shamrocks considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Yuma Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Tonopah Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Tonopah Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Yuma Catholic in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tonopah Valley since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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