On Thursday Aspen will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Rifle Bears at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rifle better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Aspen really get things going. Aspen never let Colorado Rocky Mountain onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Skiers considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Rifle came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 7-4 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bears considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Aspen's win bumped their record up to 5-7-1. As for Rifle, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2-1.
Aspen came up short against Rifle when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Aspen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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