Soccer Preview: Crested Butte vs. Ridgway
Crested Butte is 9-0-1 against Ridgway since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Crested Butte Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ridgway Demons at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
If Ridgway heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Crested Butte took over last week. Crested Butte had just enough and edged Aspen out 2-1. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Skiers are ranked 165th), the result two weeks ago wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shawn Moran was the driving force of Crested Butte's attack as he scored both of Crested Butte's goals, bringing his season total up to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ridgway, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Grand Valley out 2-1 on Friday.
Crested Butte pushed their record up to 10-1-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Ridgway, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-6.
Crested Butte took their victory against Ridgway in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 4-1. Will Crested Butte repeat their success, or does Ridgway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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