The Coronado Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Woodland Park Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Coronado will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Doherty, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Coronado never let Doherty onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Thursday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Woodland Park put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. They blew past The Vanguard School 4-1. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Coursers are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Woodland Park hit The Vanguard School with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Harrier Lehman Smith (2),
Tevin James, and
Joe Johnson.
Coronado's win bumped their record up to 3-1-2. As for Woodland Park, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0-2.
Everything went Coronado's way against Woodland Park when the teams last played back in September of 2021 as Coronado made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coronado since the squad 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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