Fort Collins has gone 5-0 against Loveland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fort Collins Lambkins will look to defend their home pitch against the Loveland Red Wolves at 3:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Fort Collins' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Loveland has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Loveland better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Fort Collins really get things going. Fort Collins' defense stepped up to hand Poudre a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Mansour BADJI had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Lambkins got from the refs.
Angel Martinez and
Cameron Miller scored all three of Fort Collins' goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Loveland entered their game against Fossil Ridge on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Loveland lost 3-0 to Fossil Ridge. The match was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for the Red Wolves it sure didn't stay that way.
Fort Collins now has a winning record of 5-4-2. As for Loveland, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5-4.
Everything went Fort Collins' way against Loveland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Fort Collins made off with a 5-0 win. Will Fort Collins repeat their success, or does Loveland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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