After two games on the road, Wheat Ridge is heading back home. They will welcome the Bear Creek Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheat Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Bear Creek will be coming in after a defeat.
If Wheat Ridge beats Bear Creek with six goals on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Wheat Ridge put the hurt on Conifer with a sharp 6-3 victory on Tuesday. Given the Farmers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Lobos are ranked 169th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bear Creek and Evergreen combined for 15 shots on goal on Tuesday, which explains the impressive five total goals scored. Bear Creek came up short against Evergreen, falling 4-1.
Bear Creek's goal came courtesy of
Brian Royal, who's now up to two this season.
Wheat Ridge's win bumped their record up to 5-0-1. As for Bear Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Wheat Ridge skirted past Bear Creek 2-1 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Does Wheat Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bear Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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