The Gateway Olympians will challenge the Hinkley Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hinkley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
If Gateway beats Hinkley with two goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Olympians skirted past Aurora Central 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gateway.
Despite a strong season so far, Hinkley has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Skyline on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Hinkley came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Skyline are ranked 117th).
Hinkley has now lost six of their last eight games on the road. That gives them a 6-2 record this season. As for Gateway, their victory brought them up to 3-1-3.
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