The Ponderosa Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Ponderosa's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Mountain Vista on Tuesday. They lost 4-0 to the Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, ThunderRidge was not quite Regis Jesuit's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 5-1. The loss continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost eight in a row.
Ponderosa's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-3-1. As for ThunderRidge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Ponderosa came out on top in a nail-biter against ThunderRidge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ponderosa 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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