The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will head out on the road to take on the Pine Creek Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fossil Ridge is coming into the game fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Fort Collins that saw the pair combine for 11 shots on goal. Everything went Fossil Ridge's way against Fort Collins on Thursday as Fossil Ridge made off with a 4-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Fossil Ridge who now have four in a row.
They hit Fort Collins with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Abby Ballek (2),
Lily Wale, and
Teagan Myers.
Meanwhile, Pine Creek kept a clean sheet against Doherty on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 10-0 win. Given Pine Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Doherty is ranked 76th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fossil Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-2 record this season. As for Pine Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2-2.
Fossil Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Pine Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fossil Ridge 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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