Soccer Preview: Conifer vs. Silver Creek
Conifer has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Silver Creek Raptors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Conifer's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Conifer's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of D'Evelyn on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Conifer has lost by exactly nine goals.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Silver Creek gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They never let Greeley Central onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. That's two games straight that Silver Creek has won by exactly three goals.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Hattie Fuller and
Carlie Burns, who scored all three of Silver Creek's goals. The pair have combined for a total of seven so far this season.
Conifer's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Silver Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Conifer suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Silver Creek in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Conifer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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