Soccer Preview: Legacy vs. Monarch
On Thursday Legacy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Monarch Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. Legacy will be strutting in after a victory while Monarch will be coming in after a defeat.
Legacy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Fairview, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Legacy was ranked ninth). Legacy beat Fairview by a goal, winning 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lightning were the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Mason Gray, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Monarch's game on Saturday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Chatfield by a score of 1-0. The Coyotes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Legacy pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Monarch, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Legacy took their victory against Monarch when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. In that matchup, Legacy amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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