Soccer Preview: Longmont vs. Evergreen
The Longmont Trojans will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Evergreen Cougars, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Longmont's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Longmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Summit out 3-2. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Tigers are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Evergreen kept a clean sheet against Lutheran on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Lions. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
Evergreen has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 41 goals over those 12 contests. As for Longmont, their record is now 11-2-3.
As for Longmont, their record now sits at 11-2-3. As for Evergreen, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Longmont suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Evergreen in their previous matchup back in November of 2015. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Longmont was down 5-1.
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