Soccer Preview: Boulder vs. Fort Collins
The Boulder Panthers will square off against the Fort Collins Lambkins at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Boulder will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Boulder is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Horizon by a score of 2-0. The Panthers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last eight matches.
Logan Coughlin and
Xander Sevian scored both of Boulder's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.
Columbine typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Fort Collins proved too difficult a challenge. They never let the Rebels onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Lambkins have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Boulder pushed their record up to 16-0-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 54 goals over those ten matchups. As for Fort Collins, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-4-3 record this season.
Boulder took their victory against Fort Collins in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Boulder repeat their success, or does Fort Collins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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