Soccer Game Preview: Vail Mountain vs. Roaring Fork

By Team Reports Oct 24, 2024, 5:21am

Soccer Preview: Vail Mountain vs. Roaring Fork

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The Vail Mountain Gore Rangers will square off against the Roaring Fork Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roaring Fork took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Vail Mountain, who comes in off a win.

Vail Mountain's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Middle Park with a sharp 3-0 victory. The match marked the Gore Rangers' most dominant win of the season.

Meanwhile, Roaring Fork didn't have quite enough to beat Montrose on Tuesday and fell 4-3. Delano Crooks was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.

Roaring Fork hit Montrose with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Cal Stone, Fernando Rodrigues-Candela, and Phillipe Huang.

Vail Mountain moved to 5-6-2 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Roaring Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3-2.

Vail Mountain skirted past Roaring Fork 1-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vail Mountain since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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