The Arvada West Wildcats will face off against the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Arvada West is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Arvada West didn't have quite enough to beat Fairview and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Knights are ranked 22nd).
Nicolas Schultz and
Jonathon Trinkle scored both of Arvada West's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Horizon's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They and Longmont finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time the Hawks have been dealt a draw since back in August.
Arvada West's loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1. With that draw, Horizon's record moves to 4-2-2.
Everything went Arvada West's way against Horizon in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, as Arvada West made off with a 4-0 victory. Will Arvada West repeat their success, or does Horizon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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