Soccer Preview: Crested Butte vs. Gunnison
The Crested Butte Titans are taking a road trip to challenge the Gunnison Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Gunnison heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Crested Butte took over last week. Crested Butte beat Telluride by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Miners are ranked 122nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eli Hulm and
Shawn Moran scored both of Crested Butte's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gunnison, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Ridgway with a sharp 5-0 win on Saturday. The Cowboys might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by five goals or more this season.
Crested Butte pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Gunnison, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-6 record.
Crested Butte beat Gunnison by a goal in their previous matchup on September 13th, winning 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crested Butte since the team 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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