The Loveland Classical Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Flatirons Academy Bison at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Flatirons Academy is hoping to do on Friday what Gilpin County couldn't on Monday: put an end to Loveland Classical's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Loveland Classical blew past Gilpin County 8-1. Abigail Ruppert was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Flatirons Academy kept a clean sheet against Bishop Machebeuf on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Buffaloes as they made off with a 4-0 victory. Given Flatirons Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Bishop Machebeuf is ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Flatirons Academy's lineup was just a bit different on Wednesday as Audrey Kingery got a bit more time on the pitch (70 vs. her season average of 46.5). Kingery made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Loveland Classical pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Flatirons Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 11-1-1 record this season.
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