A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grand Junction has three straight wins, Fruita Monument has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Fruita Monument better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Grand Junction really get things going. Grand Junction was the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Palisade on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Fruita Monument's offense. They lost 6-0 to Durango on Saturday.
Grand Junction is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. As for Fruita Monument, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Grand Junction took their victory against Fruita Monument in their previous matchup on October 3rd by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Junction 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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