The Telluride Miners will face off against the Gunnison Cowboys at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Telluride is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Telluride had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Ridgway on Thursday. The Miners put the hurt on the Demons with a sharp 4-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Telluride, who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gunnison). Everything went their way against Alamosa last Thursday as they made off with a 9-1 win. Eli Coop was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Gunnison's victory bumped their record up to 4-6-2. As for Telluride, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Telluride was able to grind out a solid victory over Gunnison when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Will the Miners repeat their success, or do the Cowboys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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