The Vista Ridge Wolves are taking a road trip to square off against the Widefield Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vista Ridge will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Elizabeth on Tuesday. Wolves put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Vista Ridge, who have now won four games by four goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Elizabeth from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Rowan Wolthuis led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Widefield kept a clean sheet against Pueblo South on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Colts 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Widefield were the better team in the second half.
The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 4-2. As for Widefield, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Vista Ridge took their win against Widefield in their previous matchup back in March of 2016 by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wolves 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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