Soccer Preview: Durango vs. Grand Junction Central
Durango has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Grand Junction Central Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Durango is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Last Saturday, Durango made easy work of Palisade and carried off a 5-1 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
Durango hit Palisade with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mavrick Rodriguez (3),
Dylan Burns, and
Orlando Palacios.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction Central hadn't done well against Montrose recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Grand Junction Central's defense stepped up to hand Montrose a 3-0 shutout.
Durango pushed their record up to 8-2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Grand Junction Central, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-1.
Everything went Durango's way against Grand Junction Central when the teams last played back in September, as Durango made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durango 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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