Soccer Preview: Longmont vs. Holy Family
The Longmont Trojans will face off against the Holy Family Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Longmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Silver Creek, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Longmont was ranked 22nd). Longmont fell just short of Silver Creek by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Raptors: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Holy Family made sure to put some goals up on the board against Skyline on Tuesday. They blew past the Falcons 5-1. Considering the Tigers have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Skyline with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Matthew Napierkowski (3),
Dubemchi Tetenta, and
Blaise Neff.
Longmont's defeat dropped their record down to 10-2-2. As for Holy Family, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-2-1.
Longmont was able to grind out a solid victory over Holy Family when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Longmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holy Family turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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