Soccer Preview: Manti vs. Carbon
Manti is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Carbon is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Manti Templars will take on the Carbon Dinos at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Manti can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over North Sanpete. Given Manti's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while North Sanpete is ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manti hit North Sanpete with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Luis Ornelas (2),
Kyle Steinfeldt (2),
Luke Summers (2), and
Tomas Reyes.
Meanwhile, Carbon kept a clean sheet against Delta on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Rabbits. Two seems to be a good number for Carbon as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Manti's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Carbon, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Everything went Manti's way against Carbon when the teams last played back in March as Manti made off with a 4-0 win. Will Manti repeat their success, or does Carbon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
