Soccer Preview: Manti vs. Juab
The Manti Templars will take on the Juab Wasps at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Manti is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Manti is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They won by a goal and slipped past Judge Memorial Catholic 2-1. Given Manti's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Judge Memorial Catholic is ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luis Ornelas and
Kyle Steinfeldt scored both of Manti's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 30 goals.
Meanwhile, Juab kept a clean sheet against Carbon on Saturday. They came out on top against the Dinos by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Juab.
Manti's win bumped their record up to 16-0. As for Juab, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Manti beat Juab 4-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Manti repeat their success, or does Juab have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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