Soccer Game Preview: Monarch vs. Horizon + Official Tickets

The Monarch Coyotes are taking a road trip to face off against the Horizon Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Monarch fell victim to Fairview and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, Monarch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 58th, while Fairview are ranked eighth).

Meanwhile, Horizon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Erie. Even if Horizon couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Horizon's loss dropped their record down to 2-9-1. As for Monarch, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-2.