Rifle has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Moffat County Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rifle lost 5-1 to Roaring Fork on Tuesday. Rifle has struggled against Roaring Fork recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Moffat County is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 9-0 to Delta on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Moffat County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Delta is ranked 26th).
Rifle now has a losing record at 6-7-1. As for Moffat County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything went Rifle's way against Moffat County in their previous meeting back in April as Rifle made off with a 7-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rifle since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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