Soccer Preview: American Fork vs. Westlake
American Fork has been away from home for five games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Westlake Thunder at 3:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
American Fork is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Lehi, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (American Fork was ranked 11th). American Fork came up short against Lehi on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Westlake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Lone Peak. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Knights are ranked third).
American Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went American Fork's way against Westlake when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as American Fork made off with a 6-1 victory. Will American Fork repeat their success, or does Westlake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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