The Bayfield Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grand Junction Central Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Bayfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Bayfield took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ignacio a 9-0 shutout. Sydney Rey was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Something new happened on Thursday as Michelle Kirk saw her first action of the season, playing 60 minutes against Ignacio. Kirk made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 4-0 to Durango. While losing is never fun, Grand Junction Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Durango is ranked 23rd).
Bayfield now has a winning record of 6-5-3. As for Grand Junction Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8-2.
Bayfield might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Grand Junction Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Bayfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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