Soccer Game Preview: Standley Lake vs. Dakota Ridge

By Team Reports Apr 11, 2024, 11:36am

Soccer Preview: Standley Lake vs. Dakota Ridge

Standley Lake has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Dakota Ridge Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Standley Lake stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Conifer a 9-0 shutout. Standley Lake had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.

Meanwhile, the matchup between Dakota Ridge and Pine Creek on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. Dakota Ridge and Pine Creek finished up their match with a 4-4 draw. The result kept Dakota Ridge happy, as they haven't lost a game since March 12th.

Standley Lake's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those three games. As for Dakota Ridge, with that draw, their record moves to 4-2-1.

Standley Lake suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Dakota Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Standley Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.

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