Lamar and Manitou Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long. The Lamar Thunder will venture away from home to take on the Manitou Springs Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lamar is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Lamar came up short against Fountain Valley on Thursday, falling 6-2.
Alex Santos and
Jesus Lopez scored both of Lamar's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Manitou Springs' and James Irwin's contest on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Manitou Springs turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. Manitou Springs was the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over James Irwin. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Jaguars are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lamar's loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Manitou Springs, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-2 record this season.
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