Soccer Preview: Golden vs. Pomona
The Golden Demons will venture away from home to challenge the Pomona Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Golden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Golden took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Dakota Ridge 9-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Demons needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Their offense was hitting Dakota Ridge from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Kieran Baker led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Pomona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 10-0 to Evergreen. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Cougars are ranked 36th).
Golden's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3-3. As for Pomona, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Golden was able to grind out a solid victory over Pomona in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Golden since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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