Soccer Preview: Cyprus vs. Taylorsville
Cyprus has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Taylorsville Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cyprus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
Cyprus will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Hunter, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Cyprus never let Hunter onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Thursday. Considering the Pirates have won six matches by more than three goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Hunter with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jessica Aguirre (2),
Susana Avila Chavez (2), and
Abigail Avila Chavez.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville didn't have done well against West Jordan recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Taylorsville walked away with a 4-2 win over West Jordan. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Cyprus is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Taylorsville, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-9.
Cyprus suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Taylorsville when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Cyprus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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