The Silver Creek Raptors will take on the Canon City Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Silver Creek will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Silver Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Centaurus, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Silver Creek was ranked 15th). Both finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw on Thursday. The Raptors' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Canon City played to a draw too, finishing 2-2 against Pueblo South. The outcome might've been different if Hector Herrera hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Cedric Smith and Herrera scored both of Canon City's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
With that draw, Silver Creek's record moves to 9-2-3. As for Canon City, they moved theirs to 7-4-3.
Everything went Silver Creek's way against Canon City when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as Silver Creek made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Silver Creek repeat their success, or does Canon City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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