The Greeley West Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Greeley West had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Windsor on Tuesday. The Spartans' defense stepped up to hand the Wizards a 3-0 shutout. Even though Greeley West got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Jeffrey Buenahora was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Osiris Padilla Sanchez and Mark Griffin scored all three of Greeley West's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge entered their tilt with Poudre last Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Impalas 3-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Fossil Ridge's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while Poudre are ranked 87th).
The victory got Greeley West back to even at 4-4-3. As for Fossil Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 6-3-2.
Greeley West might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Fossil Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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