9/6/23

AFTER A ROUGH OUTING AT THEIR OWN TOURNAMENT, THE YAVAPAI COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM HOPED TO USE THEIR FIRST GAME IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER TO GET BACK ON TRACK. THAT GAME, HOWEVER, TOOK PLACE IN SCOTTSDALE VERSUS THE NUMBER 19 RANKED FIGHTING ARTICHOKES. IT PROVED A DIFFICULT NIGHT FOR THE LADY RIDERS AS THEY GOT SHUTOUT 4-0. YC FALLS TO 2-4 ON THE SEASON. 

IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY FOR THE YAVAPAI MEN. AFTER THE FIRST HALF ENDED IN A 1-1 TIE, THE ROUGHRIDERS HAD TWO UNANSWERED GOALS TO GET THE 3-1 DEKE OVER SCOTTSDALE TUESDAY. JORGE QUINTERO SCORED TWICE FOR YAVAPAI. KODEE KARCHER ALSO HAD A GOAL FOR THE ROUGHRIDERS, WHO ARE 2-1 ON THE SEASON. 

BOTH THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TEAMS RETURN HOME SATURDAY FOR CHALLENGING MATCHES. THEY TAKE ON PIMA. BOTH THE AZTECS AND LADY AZTECS ARE RANKED NUMBER SEVEN IN THE COUNTRY.

****PHOTO BY BILL LEYDEN