The Basalt Longhorns are taking a road trip to challenge the Coal Ridge Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Basalt fell victim to Steamboat Springs and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sailors. While losing is never fun, Basalt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 147th, while Steamboat Springs are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Coal Ridge made sure to put some goals up on the board against Middle Park on Saturday. They never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Coal Ridge might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by three goals or more this season.
Coal Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those nine matchups. As for Basalt, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-2.
Basalt might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Coal Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Longhorns avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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