Soccer Preview: Greeley Central vs. Severance
The Greeley Central Wildcats will challenge the Severance Silver Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Greeley Central's last four games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Greeley Central's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Frederick , sneaking past 1-0. Give the Wildcats' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Severance was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Niwot, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Silver Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Cougars are ranked 24th).
Greeley Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season. As for Severance, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5-2.
Greeley Central took their win against Severance in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Greeley Central repeat their success, or does Severance have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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