Fossil Ridge is 7-1 against Fort Collins since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will head out on the road to face off against the Fort Collins Lambkins at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fort Collins is hoping to do on Thursday what Brighton couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Fossil Ridge's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Fossil Ridge never let Brighton onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Abby Ballek was a massive factor in the win, as she booted in five goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Fort Collins made sure to put some goals up on the board against Loveland on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Red Wolves as they made off with a 5-1 win. With Fort Collins ahead 3-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Fort Collins was without their leading scorer, Isabel Guerrero, in Tuesday's game. With Guerrero sitting this one out, Sydney Volden got some extra time on the pitch (61 vs. her season average of 34.2).
Fossil Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-2 record this season. As for Fort Collins, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3-3.
Fossil Ridge beat Fort Collins 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fossil Ridge since the team 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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