The Mountain View Mountain Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View will be strutting in after a win while Roosevelt will be coming in after a loss.
Mountain View's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Greeley Central with a sharp 7-0 victory. That seven goal margin sets a new team best for Mountain View this season.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 10-0 to Thompson Valley. While losing is never fun, Roosevelt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while Thompson Valley are ranked 60th).
The win made it two in a row for Mountain View and bumps their season record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matches. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Everything went Mountain View's way against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Mountain View made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mountain Lions since the team 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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