Palmer Ridge was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks and snuck past 2-1. For Palmer Ridge, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 loss Cheyenne Mountain walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Palmer Ridge was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Violet Novotny and
Ava Odil, who scored both of Palmer Ridge's goals. The pair have combined for a total of six so far this season.
Cheyenne Mountain was without their leading scorer, Clare Jones, in Thursday's matchup. With Jones sitting this one out, Avei Romain got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 53.5).
Palmer Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 5-2-3. As for Cheyenne Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Palmer Ridge will head out on the road to take on Pueblo County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pueblo County's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Palmer Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lutheranpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado (Lutheran is ranked 13th, while Cheyenne Mountain is ranked 80th).
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