Soccer Preview: Montrose vs. Battle Mountain
Montrose has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Battle Mountain Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Montrose is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Glenwood Springs 6-3. Christopher Gonzalez-Muniz was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Battle Mountain made sure to put some goals up on the board against Mead on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Mavericks as they made off with a 6-2 win. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Mavericks are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montrose is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Battle Mountain, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4-1.
Montrose suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Battle Mountain in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Montrose avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
