The Arvada West Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Chatfield Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Arvada West is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Columbine on Monday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 2-1. Arvada West have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Chatfield lost 5-1 to Ralston Valley on Monday. While losing is never fun, Chatfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Ralston Valley are ranked third).
Chatfield's goal came courtesy of Ellie Hindes, which was the first she's scored this season.
Chatfield has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 1-6-2 record this season. As for Arvada West, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Arvada West was able to grind out a solid win over Chatfield when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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