The Rifle Bears will face off against the Steamboat Springs Sailors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Steamboat Springs took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Rifle, who comes in off a win.
Rifle will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Moffat County on Tuesday. The Bears blew past the Bulldogs 7-1. The victory continues a trend for Rifle in their matchups with Moffat County: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Steamboat Springs managed to keep up with Battle Mountain until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Sailors lost 4-1 to the Huskies. While losing is never fun, Steamboat Springs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Battle Mountain are ranked tenth).
Steamboat Springs' loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Rifle, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
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