A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withWildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grand Junction has four straight wins, Fruita Monument has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Grand Junction is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Gunnison a 6-0 shutout last Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Cowboys are ranked 132nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument lost 7-2 to Montrose on Tuesday. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 3-0.
William Mckeachnie and
Alex Ravelojaona scored both of Fruita Monument's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Grand Junction's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Fruita Monument, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Grand Junction's way against Fruita Monument in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Grand Junction made off with a 3-0 win. Does Grand Junction have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fruita Monument turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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