Soccer Preview: Salida vs. Gunnison
After two games on the road, Salida is heading back home. They will host the Gunnison Cowboys at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Salida's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They blew past Colorado Springs Christian 6-0. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by four goals or more this season.
They hit Colorado Springs Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Issac Sarmiento (4),
Julian Daknis, and
Hawkin Sather.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Gunnison rose to the challenge on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Lions out 4-3. The win was familiar territory for the Cowboys who have now won four matches in a row.
Salida is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-3 record this season. As for Gunnison, they now have a winning record of 8-7-1.
Everything went Salida's way against Gunnison in their previous meeting back in September, as Salida made off with a 5-0 victory. Will Salida repeat their success, or does Gunnison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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