Soccer Preview: Hillcrest vs. Tooele
The Hillcrest Huskies will be playing at home against the Tooele Buffaloes at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Last Friday, Hillcrest had just enough and edged Stansbury out 2-1. Jackson Braun had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Hillcrest got from the refs.
Hillcrest was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Bridger Healy and
Boston Pugh, who scored both of Hillcrest's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 11 so far this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Tooele's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 5-0 walloping at the hands of Layton Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, Tooele can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Layton Christian Academy is ranked first).
Hillcrest's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Tooele, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Hillcrest suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Tooele when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Hillcrest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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