The Grand Junction Central Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Palisade Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Grand Junction Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Coal Ridge on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Titans. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Palisade was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Durango by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Demons are ranked 27th).
Grand Junction Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for Palisade, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Grand Junction Central beat Palisade 3-1 when the teams last played last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Junction Central since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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