Thornton will head out to take on Aurora Central at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thornton will be strutting in after a victory while Aurora Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Thornton's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Gateway 3-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Thornton were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Adams City, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Aurora Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while Adams City are ranked 77th).
The win made it two in a row for Thornton and bumps their season record up to 6-7. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored six goals over those two contests. As for Aurora Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-3.
Thornton got the 'W' in their previous meeting on April 9th against Aurora Central by a conclusive 6-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thornton since the squad 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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