Soccer Preview: Fruita Monument vs. Palisade
The Fruita Monument Wildcats will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Palisade Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Fruita Monument took on Grand Junction on Thursday. Fruita Monument came up short against Grand Junction, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Tigers are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Palisade hadn't done well against Coal Ridge recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Palisade had just enough and edged Coal Ridge out 3-2. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Fruita Monument dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Palisade, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9.
Fruita Monument might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Palisade in their previous meeting back in September. Can Fruita Monument avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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