The Ralston Valley Mustangs will challenge the Lakewood Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ralston Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Ralston Valley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Rocky Mountain. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Lobos are ranked 132nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sawyer Lee and
Dylan Chambers scored all three of Ralston Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Lakewood has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the third. They came up short against Monarch on Monday, falling 5-0. The shutout was out of character for the Tigers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Ralston Valley now has a winning record of 4-3-1. As for Lakewood, they now have a losing record at 2-3-3.
Ralston Valley took their victory against Lakewood when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Does Ralston Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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