While it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Fruita Monument was not quite Rifle's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rifle Bears. 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 174th, while the Bears are ranked 35th).
Fruita Monument's goal came courtesy of
Carter Thomas, which was the first he's scored this season.
Fruita Monument is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4. As for Rifle, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Fruita Monument will be playing in front of their home fans against Palisade at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fruita Monument is facing Palisade at the right time seeing as Palisade is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Rifle, they are taking a road trip to challenge Aspen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rifle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
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