Vail Mountain entered their tilt with Rifle with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rifle Bears a 6-0 shutout on Thursday. Solveig Moritz was a massive factor in the win, as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Vail Mountain's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those three matchups. As for Rifle, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Vail Mountain will play host again on Monday to welcome Coal Ridge, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Coal Ridge will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Vail Mountain is ranked 43rd). As for Rifle, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Aspen at 4:00 p.m. Aspen's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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