The Salida Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Crested Butte Titans at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Salida kept a clean sheet against Alamosa. They put the hurt on the Mean Moose with a sharp 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Salida.
Their offense was hitting Alamosa from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Juliana Anch led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Crested Butte has not done well against Telluride recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Crested Butte came out on top against Telluride by a score of 3-1. That's two games straight that Crested Butte has won by exactly two goals.
Salida's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Crested Butte, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Salida came out on top in a nail-biter against Crested Butte when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salida since the squad 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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