After a string of four wins, Steamboat Springs's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They suffered a tough 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Fruita Monument Wildcats. Steamboat Springs was red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than four goals in the four matchups prior) but Fruita Monument's defense proved too tough.
Fruita Monument used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Steamboat Springs. And. Allie Benton played for 40 minutes having averaged 18.8 this season. Jamie Pedersen made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Steamboat Springs' loss dropped their record down to 6-5-2. As for Fruita Monument, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5-1 record this season.
Steamboat Springs will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Battle Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on May 2nd. As for Fruita Monument, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Grand Junction Central at 7:00 p.m. Grand Junction Central's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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