Soccer Preview: Broomfield vs. Regis Jesuit
Broomfield has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Regis Jesuit Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Broomfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Broomfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Valor Christian 2-1. Given Broomfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Valor Christian is ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Max Marchi and
Nicolas Gibbins scored both of Broomfield's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, on TuesdayErie kept up with Regis Jesuit until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Everything went Regis Jesuit's way against Erie as Regis Jesuit made off with a 4-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won 12 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
The victory (which was Regis Jesuit's tenth in a row) raised their record to 14-1-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those ten matches. As for Broomfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season.
Broomfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Regis Jesuit in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, sneaking past 1-0. Will Broomfield repeat their success, or does Regis Jesuit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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