The Doherty Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Sand Creek Scorpions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Doherty has six straight wins, Sand Creek has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Doherty kept a clean sheet against Fountain-Fort Carson. They had just enough and edged the Trojans out 1-0. Give Doherty's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Nahlaya Burns, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Sand Creek fell victim to Woodland Park and their airtight defense on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 3-0 walloping at the hands of the Panthers. Angelina Stamps was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on her (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Sand Creek was without their leading scorer, Jakin Ford, in Thursday's matchup. With Ford sitting this one out, Victoria Torres got some extra time on the pitch (70 vs. her season average of 47.2).
Doherty's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Sand Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Doherty's way against Sand Creek when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Doherty made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Doherty 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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