The Fruita Monument Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Durango Demons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Durango took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fruita Monument, who comes in off a win.
Fruita Monument can't be too worried about heading out to take on Durango: they just beat Pagosa Springs at home, who had been dominant on their own pitch up to that point. The Wildcats never let the Pirates get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Friday.
Koleson Porter was the driving force of Fruita Monument's attack as he scored both of Fruita Monument's goals, bringing his season total up to four goals.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Durango's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They came up short against Grand Junction, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Durango can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 76th, while Grand Junction are ranked ninth).
Durango's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Fruita Monument, their win bumped their record up to 5-6-2.
Fruita Monument took their victory against Durango in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 5-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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