Soccer Preview: Rifle vs. Vail Mountain
Rifle has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Vail Mountain Gore Rangers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Vail Mountain heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Rifle took over last week. Rifle walked away with a 3-1 win over Fruita Monument on Tuesday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Wildcats are ranked 171st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Vail Mountain kept a clean sheet against Liberty Common on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 1-0. Drew Johnson had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Gore Rangers.
Rifle's record is now 4-1. As for Vail Mountain, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1-1.
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