Vail Mountain is 0-4 against Battle Mountain since August of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Vail Mountain Gore Rangers will host the Battle Mountain Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Vail Mountain's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Vail Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Basalt 5-4. Sebastian Uribe had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Gore Rangers.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Devils a 2-0 shutout. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Devils are ranked 114th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vail Mountain's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-3-2. As for Battle Mountain, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
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