Soccer Preview: Olympus vs. Alta
Olympus is 0-3 against Alta since May of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Olympus Titans will square off against the Alta Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Olympus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Olympus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past West 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Olympus.
They hit West with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Carden Neff,
Talmage Gilbert, and
Asher Gubler.
Meanwhile, Alta earned a 3-1 victory over Highland on Tuesday. Given Alta's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Highland is ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olympus' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. As for Alta, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Olympus came up short against Alta in their previous meeting back in April, falling 2-0. Can Olympus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
