Back-to-back preseason wins have the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC primed to begin the 2020 USL Championship regular season next Saturday evening against the Oklahoma City Energy FC at Taft Stadium in the Sooner State.

“It’s been a good preseason,” said Sebastian Anderson who scored one of the Switchbacks’ four goals as the Switchbacks ran away 4-2 victors on Sunday afternoon against the University of Denver at Weidner Field. “We flew to Utah and some of the games weren’t our best, but spending time together 24/7 was super helpful. We bonded as a family and that helped us a lot. It was good to come home today and get a result – the team is coming together and to get the win today was good for us.”

The Switchbacks were greeted by chilly and windy conditions upon returning to Colorado Springs from their exploits in the Wasatch Winter Cup in Salt Lake City. On Saturday the Switchbacks defeated the Air Force Falcons 1-0 on the campus of the United States Air Force Academy before hosting the University of Denver on Sunday afternoon at Weidner Field.

“It’s not the coldest Switchbacks game I’ve been to, but it’s close,” said a bundled-up Brittany Sharp, who watched the game on Sunday alongside her family. “We came to every home game before we had our baby and now we make it as frequently as we can. The players are the most important thing to us – how invested they are with the fans and how they know us and our daughter by name, that means a lot to us and I don’t think you can get that anywhere else.”

Wintery conditions forced the cancelation of the Switchbacks’ planned preseason match against New Mexico United at the University of New Mexico Soccer Complex on February 8th, but didn’t hamper the trip to Utah for the Wasatch Winter Cup in which the Switchbacks played three games.