The Hinkley Thunder will challenge the Denver North Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hinkley's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Hinkley's offense. They came up short against Denver East on Tuesday, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Hinkley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 149th, while Denver East are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Denver North was not quite Northfield's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Nighthawks by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for Denver North in their meetings with Northfield: they've now lost six in a row.
Denver North's goal came courtesy of Owen Clough, who's now up to eight this season.
Hinkley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-3. As for Denver North, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2-2.
Hinkley suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Denver North in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Thunder were down 4-0.
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