Soccer Preview: Vail Mountain vs. Delta
The Vail Mountain Gore Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Delta Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vail Mountain will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Delta is ranked 26th).
Vail Mountain is headed into Thursday's following a draw, the team's first since April 8. They and Basalt finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Delta waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 9-0 win. It was an even better day for Jessica Black as she scored three goals for her team.
Vail Mountain's draw makes their record 5-2-3 this season. As for Delta, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Vail Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Delta in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vail Mountain 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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