Soccer Preview: Greeley West vs. Longmont
After two games on the road, Greeley West is heading back home. They will take on the Longmont Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Colorado (Greeley West is ranked 137th, while Longmont is ranked 116th).
Greeley West's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Centaurus on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 3-0 loss at the hands of the Warriors. Greeley West has not had much luck with Centaurus recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Longmont came tearing into last Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 10-0 shutout. Give Longmont's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Estes Park from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal.
Claire Sebring led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Greeley West's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Longmont, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Greeley West was able to grind out a solid win over Longmont in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Greeley West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Longmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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