The Prospect Ridge Academy Miners will head out on the road to challenge the Forge Christian Fury at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Prospect Ridge Academy nor Forge Christian posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Prospect Ridge Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Colorado Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Prospect Ridge Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Colorado Academy is ranked third).
Prospect Ridge Academy's goal came courtesy of
Lane Nelson, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Forge Christian fell victim to Peak to Peak and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pumas. Forge Christian has not had much luck with Peak to Peak recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Prospect Ridge Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-4-1. As for Forge Christian, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
Everything went Prospect Ridge Academy's way against Forge Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Prospect Ridge Academy made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prospect Ridge Academy 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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