The Montrose Red Hawks will be playing at home against the Palisade Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Palisade is hoping to do on Wednesday what Grand Junction Central couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Montrose's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Montrose never let Grand Junction Central onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Given Montrose's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Grand Junction Central is ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montrose hit Grand Junction Central with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mia Duncan (2),
Mayce Oberg (2), and
Ellie Duncan.
Meanwhile, Palisade had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 5-0 win. Palisade's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Montrose pushed their record up to 12-0-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Palisade, their win bumped their record up to 11-1-1.
Everything went Montrose's way against Palisade when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Montrose made off with a 4-0 victory. Does Montrose have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palisade turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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