Soccer Recap: Montezuma-Cortez's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Tuesday

Montezuma-Cortez and Bayfield pushed the score to 9-0 the last time they played Bayfield, but on Tuesday defenses reigned supreme. The Panthers never let the Wolverines get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given Montezuma-Cortez's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Bayfield are ranked 211th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Di'Nya Manuel and Kyndall Schmitt scored both of Montezuma-Cortez's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.

The win made it two in a row for Montezuma-Cortez and bumps their season record up to 7-1-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two games. As for Bayfield, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Montezuma-Cortez will venture away from home to challenge Ridgway at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Montezuma-Cortez will be up against Ridgway's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.43 goals per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Bayfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Del Norte at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bayfield will be up against Del Norte's rather soft defense (which has allowed 5.8 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.