Soccer Preview: Crested Butte vs. Gunnison
The Crested Butte Titans will face off against the Gunnison Cowboys at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Crested Butte comes in on five and Gunnison on three.
Crested Butte's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Salida. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Spartans are ranked 52nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sawyer Barney and
Shawn Moran scored both of Crested Butte's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Gunnison won against Grand Valley on Saturday with six goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Wednesday. Gunnison was the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Ridgway. That's two games straight that the Cowboys have won by exactly six goals.
Crested Butte pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gunnison, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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