It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Salida had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They beat the Denver Christian Thunder by a goal, winning 1-0. Give the Spartans' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Mateo Tressler, who's now up to 11 this season.
Salida has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-1-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 40 goals over those 11 matches. As for Denver Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 12-2-4.
Salida will take on Forge Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Forge Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season. Denver Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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