The Basalt Longhorns will square off against the Rifle Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rifle took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Basalt, who comes in off a win.
Basalt headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for five straight, but Moffat County let them put that streak behind them. The Longhorns never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 4-0 win on Saturday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Basalt's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Rifle was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to Delta. The loss continues a trend for Rifle in their meetings with Delta: they've now lost five in a row.
Basalt's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3-1 and their overall record up to 2-6-2. As for Rifle, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Basalt took their win against Rifle when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 5-0 score. Do the Longhorns have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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