Soccer Preview: Golden vs. Bear Creek
The Golden Demons will face off against the Bear Creek Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Golden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Golden's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Pomona. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Panthers are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Golden's offense was hitting Pomona from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Waleed Aljihrish led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Bear Creek entered their contest against George Washington on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bear Creek lost 4-1 to George Washington. The Bears just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
The win made it two in a row for Golden and bumps their season record up to 2-3-3. As for Bear Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Golden took their victory against Bear Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Golden 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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