The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks are on the road again on Thursday to play the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Desert Oasis' defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Faith Lutheran's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Desert Oasis' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Bonanza. Considering the Diamondbacks have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Legacy on Monday, taking the game 3-1. The Crusaders found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Faith Lutheran players were handed yellow cards.
Dylan Lopez and
Brandon Dai scored all three of Faith Lutheran's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Desert Oasis pushed their record up to 14-0-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Faith Lutheran, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9-2 record this season.
Desert Oasis came up short against Faith Lutheran when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Desert Oasis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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