Soccer Preview: D'Evelyn vs. Evergreen
D'Evelyn and Evergreen are an even 4-4-1 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges the Evergreen Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, D'Evelyn got the win against Dakota Ridge by a conclusive 5-2. Considering the Jaguars have won four matchups by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Dakota Ridge with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kaden Graper (2),
Miguel Arbuthnot (2), and
Isaac Osborne.
Meanwhile, Evergreen had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Rams. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Rams are ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
D'Evelyn has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4-1 record this season. As for Evergreen, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went D'Evelyn's way against Evergreen when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as D'Evelyn made off with a 3-0 victory. Will D'Evelyn repeat their success, or does Evergreen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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