The Discovery Canyon Thunder are taking a road trip to face off against the Air Academy Kadets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Discovery Canyon's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Discovery Canyon managed to keep up with Palmer Ridge until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Thunder came up short against the Bears, falling 11-1. While losing is never fun, Discovery Canyon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 144th, while Palmer Ridge are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Air Academy kept a clean sheet against Lewis-Palmer on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Rangers. Grace Bennett had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Air Academy.
Air Academy's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-1-1 and their overall record up to 6-3-2. As for Discovery Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Discovery Canyon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Air Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Thunder avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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