Soccer Preview: Maple Mountain vs. Cedar Valley
The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Cedar Valley Aviators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maple Mountain's last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Maple Mountain took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Spanish Fork 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Maple Mountain was the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Corbin Gardner, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cedar Valley's offense. They fell victim to a rough 5-0 loss at the hands of Salem Hills on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Cedar Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Salem Hills is ranked 14th).
The victory got Maple Mountain back to even at 5-5. As for Cedar Valley, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Maple Mountain beat Cedar Valley by a goal in their previous matchup back in March, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maple Mountain since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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