Soccer Preview: Manitou Springs vs. Lamar
Manitou Springs is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Lamar is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Manitou Springs Mustangs will face off against the Lamar Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Manitou Springs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Lamar better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Manitou Springs really get things going. Manitou Springs' defense stepped up to hand James Irwin a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Jaguars are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ezra Gervais and
Alexander Steger scored all four of Manitou Springs' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Meanwhile, Lamar came up short against Fountain Valley on Thursday, falling 6-2.
Manitou Springs has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-2 record this season. As for Lamar, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Manitou Springs skirted past Lamar 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Manitou Springs repeat their success, or does Lamar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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