The Evergreen Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Dakota Ridge Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Evergreen will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Conifer on Monday. The Cougars blew past the Lobos 5-1. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Evergreen's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Dakota Ridge hadn't done well against Bear Creek recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Eagles' defense stepped up to hand the Bears a 2-0 shutout. Dakota Ridge didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 4-10. As for Evergreen, their record now sits at 9-3-1.
Everything went Evergreen's way against Dakota Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Evergreen made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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