Pine Creek has gone 6-0 against Vista Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Pine Creek Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Vista Ridge Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Pine Creek finally turned things around against Cheyenne Mountain on Wednesday. They skirted past the Red-Tailed Hawks 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Connor Hurlbert and
Lincoln Valentine scored both of Pine Creek's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Impalas with a sharp 5-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Wolves, who have now won five matches by four goals or more so far this season.
Pine Creek's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Vista Ridge, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Pine Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Vista Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Creek 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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