Soccer Preview: Durango vs. Fruita Monument
The Durango Demons will be playing at home against the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Durango will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Durango is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Grand Junction Central (and have done all season long). Durango's defense stepped up to hand Grand Junction Central a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. Given Durango's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Grand Junction Central is ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Durango hit Grand Junction Central with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Emery Miller (2),
Reese Dahly, and
Sydney Ryan.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument was able to grind out a solid victory over Grand Junction on Wednesday, taking the game 2-0.
Durango is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-3 record this season. As for Fruita Monument, their win bumped their record up to 5-7-1.
Durango came out on top in a nail-biter against Fruita Monument in their previous matchup on Friday, sneaking past 1-0. Will Durango repeat their success, or does Fruita Monument have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
