Soccer Preview: Palisade vs. Fruita Monument
Palisade has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Palisade's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Grand Junction on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 3-1 to Rifle. 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 171st, while the Bears are ranked 37th).
Fruita Monument's goal came courtesy of
Carter Thomas, which was the first he's scored this season.
Palisade's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Fruita Monument, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
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