Soccer Preview: Westlake vs. American Fork
Westlake and American Fork are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Westlake Thunder will be playing at home against the American Fork Cavemen at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Westlake is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Westlake had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Pleasant Grove. While losing is never fun, Westlake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 57th, while Pleasant Grove is ranked tenth).
Westlake hit Pleasant Grove with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Devon Soares,
Ty Christensen, and
Reiker Swenson.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but American Fork ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Skyridge 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but American Fork was the better team in the second half.
Westlake has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for American Fork, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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