Soccer Preview: Air Academy vs. Lutheran
After two games on the road, Air Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Lutheran Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Air Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Lutheran is ranked 15th).
Air Academy is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Palmer Ridge on Thursday. Air Academy fell just short of Palmer Ridge by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten goals in the game before, Air Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of
Madeline Pool, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Lutheran came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Rangers onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Lutheran, who have now won four matches by four goals or more so far this season.
Air Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-5-2. As for Lutheran, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Air Academy suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Lutheran in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Air Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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