Soccer Preview: Ponderosa vs. Highlands Ranch
The Ponderosa Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Highlands Ranch Falcons at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ponderosa can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They never let Aspen onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. While fans of Ponderosa might be used to big wins, the eight-goal margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Their offense was hitting Aspen from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Lila Twork led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Highlands Ranch narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Liberty 1-0. Given Highlands Ranch's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while Liberty is ranked 95th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ponderosa now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Highlands Ranch, they pushed their record up to 7-3-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Ponderosa beat Highlands Ranch by a goal in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ponderosa 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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