Steamboat Springs has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Vail Mountain Gore Rangers at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Thursday, Steamboat Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Roaring Fork and fell 2-1. Campbell Mclaren was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Steamboat Springs' goal came courtesy of
Matthias Wolf, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Vail Mountain's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Summit. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Gore Rangers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Tigers are ranked 141st).
Steamboat Springs now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Vail Mountain, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2-1 record.
Steamboat Springs beat Vail Mountain by a goal in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Steamboat Springs repeat their success, or does Vail Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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