It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Crested Butte had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Loveland Classical Lions a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Crested Butte, who have now won nine matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
The victory (which was Crested Butte's fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-2-1. As for Loveland Classical, their loss dropped their record down to 13-3.
Crested Butte will square off against Flatirons Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Flatirons Academy is coming into the game with six straight wins on the road, so Crested Butte will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Loveland Classical does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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