Broomfield is 8-0-1 against Horizon since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withthe Horizon Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Broomfield's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Horizon's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Broomfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Denver East, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Broomfield was ranked fifth). Broomfield fell just short of Denver East by a score of 2-1 two weeks ago. The loss put an end to the Eagles' undefeated start to the season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Brandon Hastings, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Horizon hadn't done well against Rocky Mountain recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Horizon never let Rocky Mountain onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. The result kept the Hawks happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 9th.
Having lost for the first time this season, Broomfield fell to 8-1-1. As for Horizon, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2-2.
Broomfield skirted past Horizon 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Broomfield 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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