Soccer Game Preview: Grand Junction Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 15, 2024, 1:25am

Soccer Preview: Grand Junction vs. Palisade

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The Grand Junction Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Palisade Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palisade took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Grand Junction, who comes in off a win.

Last Friday, Grand Junction narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Durango 3-2. The win was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Demons are ranked 33rd).

Meanwhile, Palisade was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Grand Junction Central by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by just one goal.

Grand Junction pushed their record up to 3-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Palisade, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Everything went Grand Junction's way against Palisade in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Grand Junction made off with a 4-0 win. Does Grand Junction have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palisade turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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