The Rifle Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Basalt Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rifle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
Rifle is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Steamboat Springs on Thursday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The outcome might've been different if Oscar Valencia hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Eduardo Espino and
Jordan Chen scored both of Rifle's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Basalt didn't have quite enough to beat Vail Mountain on Thursday and fell 5-4. The Longhorns have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rifle's draw gives them a new season record of 6-2-1. As for Basalt, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went Rifle's way against Basalt in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Rifle made off with a 6-1 win. In that contest, Rifle amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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