Pine Creek is 6-0 against Vista Ridge since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pine Creek Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Vista Ridge Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Pine Creek finally turned things around against Cheyenne Mountain on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Red-Tailed Hawks 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Connor Hurlbert and
Lincoln Valentine scored both of Pine Creek's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Impalas as they made off with a 5-1 win. The result was nothing new for Wolves, who have now won five matches by four goals or more so far this season.
Pine Creek's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Vista Ridge, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Pine Creek beat Vista Ridge 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Creek 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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