Soccer Game Preview: Grand Junction Central vs. Basalt

By Team Reports Oct 20, 2024, 10:58pm

Soccer Preview: Grand Junction Central vs. Basalt

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The Grand Junction Central Warriors will face off against the Basalt Longhorns at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Grand Junction Central is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Grand Junction on Thursday. Grand Junction Central took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grand Junction. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Tigers are ranked 25th).

Grand Junction Central's goal came courtesy of Oscar Fuentas, who's now up to eight this season.

Meanwhile, Basalt can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They and Aspen finished up their match with a 1-1 draw. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns as the team haven't won a game since September 19th.

Grand Junction Central now has a losing record at 6-7-1. Basalt's draw gives them a new season record of 4-8-1.

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