Soccer Preview: Colony vs. Eagle River
Colony is 7-0-1 against Eagle River since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Colony Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Eagle River Wolves at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Colony has three straight victories, Eagle River has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Colony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Chugiak, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Colony was ranked second). Colony walked away with a 2-0 win over Chugiak on Tuesday. Colony's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Isaac Villa and
Jonathon Figgins scored both of Colony's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
Meanwhile, Eagle River fell victim to Wasilla and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors.
Colony's victory bumped their record up to 11-2-2. As for Eagle River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10-1.
Colony took their win against Eagle River in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colony 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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