Palisade has not had much luck against Grand Junction over the past seven seasons, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Palisade managed to keep up with Montrose until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Bulldogs came up short against the Red Hawks, falling 4-1.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Grand Junction, who have now won six matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Grand Junction has now won five of their last six games on the road. That's given a healthy boost to their 9-4-1 record this season. The road victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those six games. As for Palisade, they have now lost eight of their last nine games at home. That's part of the reason why they have an 0-13-1 record this season.
Palisade might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they suffered at the hands of Grand Junction when the teams last played on September 15th. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat, or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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