Soccer Preview: Battle Mountain vs. Evergreen
After three games on the road, Battle Mountain is heading back home. They will host the Evergreen Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Battle Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Battle Mountain is headed into the game having not lost since September 7 and will look to keep things rolling. They beat Eagle Valley by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Devils are ranked 111th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grey Glowacki and
Jakob Methvin scored both of Battle Mountain's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Meanwhile, Evergreen kept a clean sheet against Conifer on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lobos as they made off with a 3-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Evergreen used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Conifer. And. Callum Moffatt made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Battle Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. As for Evergreen, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Everything went Battle Mountain's way against Evergreen in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as Battle Mountain made off with a 4-1 win. Will Battle Mountain repeat their success, or does Evergreen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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