Soccer Game Preview: Monarch on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 4, 2024, 3:52am

Soccer Preview: Monarch vs. Poudre

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After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Monarch is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-pitch as they take on the Poudre Impalas at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Monarch's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Frederick as Monarch made off with a 4-0 win.

Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Poudre made sure to put some goals up on the board against Thompson Valley on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over the Eagles. The Impalas found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Poudre players were handed yellow cards.

Their offense was hitting Thompson Valley from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Owen Mills led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Monarch's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Poudre, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-0-2.

Monarch beat Poudre 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Monarch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Poudre turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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