Soccer Game Preview: Rock Canyon vs. Legend

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 4:02am

Soccer Preview: Rock Canyon vs. Legend

Rock Canyon is 9-0 against Legend since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rock Canyon Jaguars will be playing at home against the Legend Titans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Rock Canyon headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for four straight, but Douglas County let them put that streak behind them. Rock Canyon's defense stepped up to hand Douglas County a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. With that victory, Rock Canyon brought their scoring average up to 2.8 goals per game.

Their offense was hitting Douglas County from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Gigi Fiorelli led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.

Meanwhile, Legend earned a 2-0 win over Regis Jesuit on Tuesday. Legend found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Sophia Backstrom and Brenna Peterson were both handed yellow cards.

Rock Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 6-0-3. As for Legend, their win bumped their record up to 3-4-2.

Rock Canyon beat Legend by a goal when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 2-1. Will Rock Canyon repeat their success, or does Legend have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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