The Denver East Angels will square off against the Hinkley Thunder at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Denver East is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Denver East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Denver North, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Denver East was ranked seventh). Everything went Denver East's way against Denver North on Tuesday as Denver East made off with a 4-1 win. The score was close at the half, but the Angels pulled away in the second half with four goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Hinkley was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of Vista PEAK Prep by a score of 2-1.
Denver East's victory bumped their record up to 6-1-2. As for Hinkley, they now have a losing record at 3-4-2.
Everything went Denver East's way against Hinkley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Denver East made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Denver East since the squad 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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