Soccer Preview: Longmont vs. Silver Creek
Longmont hasn't had much luck against Silver Creek recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Longmont Trojans will square off against the Silver Creek Raptors at 6:00 p.m.
Longmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Centaurus, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Longmont was ranked 13th). Longmont fell 2-0 to Centaurus on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Trojans let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Falcons onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. The Raptors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Skyline from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Kameron Sam led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
The loss snapped Longmont's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-1-2 record. As for Silver Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2-2.
Longmont might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Silver Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Longmont avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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