The Dakota Ridge Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Evergreen Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Dakota Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Green Mountain, who was ranked ninth at the time (Dakota Ridge was ranked 18th). The Eagles took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Dakota Ridge's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Evergreen waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Gators get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. Considering Evergreen have won four games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nadia Leunig and Gianna Weiner scored all three of Evergreen's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Evergreen's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Dakota Ridge, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
Dakota Ridge might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Evergreen when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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