Soccer Preview: Green Mountain vs. Dakota Ridge
Green Mountain has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Dakota Ridge Eagles on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Green Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Northridge a 6-0 shutout. Green Mountain might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matches by three goals or more this season.
They hit Northridge with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Alyssa Hamilton (3),
Charlize Ellsworth (2), and
Piper Carlson.
Meanwhile, Dakota Ridge can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Durango out 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given Dakota Ridge's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while Durango is ranked 20th).
Green Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 10-3-1 record this season. As for Dakota Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6-1.
Green Mountain took their win against Dakota Ridge in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green Mountain since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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