The Ridgway Demons will head out on the road to face off against the Bayfield Wolverines at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgway is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Ridgway is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Crested Butte on Friday. Ridgway fell 5-3 to Crested Butte.
Ridgway hit Crested Butte with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sophia Forrest,
Kylee DeLuccio, and
Lily Hawkins.
Meanwhile, neither Bayfield nor Montezuma-Cortez could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The outcome might've been different if Amelia Beck hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited her ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Bayfield used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Montezuma-Cortez. Kambrie Byrd played for 80 minutes having averaged 50.9 this season and Sydney Rey got 75 vs. an average of 50.6. Rey made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Ridgway's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. Bayfield's draw makes their record 4-3-2 this season.
Ridgway was able to grind out a solid victory over Bayfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Ridgway repeat their success, or does Bayfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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