Soccer Preview: Crested Butte vs. Telluride
The Crested Butte Titans will venture away from home to square off against the Telluride Miners at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Crested Butte will be strutting in after a win while Telluride will be coming in after a defeat.
Crested Butte is headed into the contest having not lost since September 21 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Ridgway a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Demons are ranked 171st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Telluride fell victim to Gunnison and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 4-0 to the Cowboys. Considering the last time the Miners couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
Crested Butte pushed their record up to 11-1-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Telluride, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4-4.
Crested Butte came out on top in a nail-biter against Telluride when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. 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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