Soccer Preview: Berthoud vs. Greeley Central
Berthoud hasn't had much luck against Greeley Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Berthoud Spartans will head out to face off against the Greeley Central Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Berthoud's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Mountain View with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Greeley Central had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They blew past the Mountain Lions 7-2. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Greeley Central hit Mountain View with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Daniel Martinez (2),
Austin Htoo (2),
Joel Gonzalez (2), and
Caleb Kaw.
Berthoud's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Greeley Central, they pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Berthoud suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Greeley Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Berthoud avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
