Soccer Preview: Chaparral vs. Heritage
The Chaparral Wolverines will head out on the road to take on the Heritage Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Chaparral's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Regis Jesuit on Tuesday. They lost 5-0 to the Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Raiders are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Heritage came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Grizzlies a 1-0 shutout. Liam Gilbert had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Eagles.
Chaparral has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-2 record this season. As for Heritage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Chaparral skirted past Heritage 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chaparral 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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