The Vail Mountain Rangers will face off against the Basalt Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vail Mountain has given up an average of 3.7 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Vail Mountain lost 7-2 to Coal Ridge on Tuesday. Vail Mountain were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-1.
Meanwhile, Basalt hadn't done well against Roaring Fork recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Longhorns sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Rams. The victory was all the more spectacular given Basalt's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Roaring Fork are ranked 34th).
The win made it two in a row for Basalt and bumps their season record up to 3-5-1. As for Vail Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Vail Mountain beat Basalt by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 5-4. Do the Rangers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Longhorns turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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