Soccer Game Preview: East vs. Orem

The East Leopards will challenge the Orem Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Orem likes a good challenge.

East's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Cottonwood. East might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by three goals or more this season.

Their offense was hitting Cottonwood from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Jancarlo Vera led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Orem had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Beetdiggers 3-2. Orem haven't had any issues with Jordan recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

East's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Orem, they now have a winning record of 9-8.