The Lutheran Lions will square off against the Mead Mavericks on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Niwot a 5-0 shutout. Brooklyn Bussey was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Mead had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They blew past the Tigers 5-1. Given Mead's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Canon City is ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lutheran's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for Mead, their win bumped their record up to 13-1-1.
Lutheran beat Mead by a goal when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 1-0. Does Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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