Douglas County is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Highlands Ranch a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Douglas County Huskies will be playing at home against the Highlands Ranch Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Douglas County will be strutting in after a win while Highlands Ranch will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row, Douglas County turned things around against Doherty on Friday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 5-1 victory. Douglas County's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last ten games.
They hit Doherty with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Peyton Michael (2), Ainsley Nowak, Murphy Tinjum, and Avery Nickerson.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Highlands Ranch was not quite Rock Canyon's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Highlands Ranch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Rock Canyon are ranked 11th).
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-11. As for Highlands Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-3.
Douglas County suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Highlands Ranch when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Huskies have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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