Soccer Preview: Vail Mountain vs. Rifle
Vail Mountain is 5-0 against Rifle since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Vail Mountain Gore Rangers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Rifle Bears, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Vail Mountain narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Salida 2-1.
Meanwhile, Rifle's game back in March was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Vail Christian out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rifle.
Dariana Ortega-Torres was the driving force of Rifle's attack as she scored both of Rifle's goals. With that big game she's now up to five goals this season.
Vail Mountain's win bumped their record up to 3-1-1. As for Rifle, the victory got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Everything went Vail Mountain's way against Rifle in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Vail Mountain made off with a 10-0 win. Will Vail Mountain repeat their success, or does Rifle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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