Lakewood has gone 7-1-1 against Columbine recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lakewood Tigers will host the Columbine Rebels at 5:00 p.m. Lakewood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Columbine will come in with ten straight wins.
Columbine is facing Lakewood at the wrong time: Lakewood suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 5-2 to the Eagles. The game was a close 3-2 at the break, but unfortunately for the Tigers it sure didn't stay that way.
Meanwhile, Columbine kept a clean sheet against Arvada West on Monday. They blew past the Wildcats 4-0. Considering the Rebels have won six contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
LJ Melucci and
Calixto Orozco scored all four of Columbine's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-3. As for Columbine, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Lakewood came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbine in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Lakewood repeat their success, or does Columbine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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