Soccer Preview: Juan Diego Catholic vs. Union
The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle will take on the Union Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Juan Diego Catholic has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Union will arrive with four straight wins.
Juan Diego Catholic came up short against Timpanogos on Friday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Soaring Eagle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Timberwolves are ranked seventh).
Juan Diego Catholic's goal came courtesy of
Fatima Hernandez, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Union's game on Wednesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Delta out 2-1. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Juan Diego Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Union, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Juan Diego Catholic took their win against Union when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. In that match, Juan Diego Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 5-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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