The Widefield Gladiators will venture away from home to challenge the Sand Creek Scorpions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Widefield will be strutting in after a victory while Sand Creek will be coming in after a defeat.
Widefield barely beat Elizabeth the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Widefield's defense stepped up to hand Elizabeth a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Gladiators needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Lizzy Brown and Autumn Ibarra scored all four of Widefield's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Sand Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Discovery Canyon, falling 4-0.
The win got Widefield back to even at 1-1. As for Sand Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Widefield was able to grind out a solid victory over Sand Creek in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Widefield since the team 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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