Wheat Ridge has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Bear Creek Bears at 5:00 p.m. Wheat Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Bear Creek will be coming in after a loss.
If Wheat Ridge beats Bear Creek with six goals on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went Wheat Ridge's way against Conifer on Tuesday as Wheat Ridge made off with a 6-3 win. It was an even better day for Seth Hertel as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Bear Creek and Evergreen combined for 15 shots on goal on Tuesday, which explains the impressive five total goals scored. Bear Creek lost 4-1 to Evergreen. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Cougars are ranked 34th).
Wheat Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 5-0-1. As for Bear Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Wheat Ridge skirted past Bear Creek 2-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Will Wheat Ridge repeat their success, or does Bear Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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