The Palmer Terrors have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Widefield Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palmer will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 145th, while Widefield is ranked 50th).
After soaring to four goals the game before, Palmer was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. Their rough 10-0 loss to Air Academy might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Widefield put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Pueblo Central onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Give Widefield's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Widefield's lineup was just a bit different on Wednesday as Tayla Jackson got a bit more time on the pitch (37 vs. her season average of 20.9). Jackson made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Palmer's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Widefield, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Everything went Palmer's way against Widefield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Palmer made off with a 3-0 win. Does Palmer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Widefield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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