Soccer Preview: Wasatch vs. Spanish Fork
Wasatch is 9-1 against Spanish Fork since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Wasatch Wasps will head out on the road to square off against the Spanish Fork Dons at 7:00 p.m. Wasatch is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Wasatch is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Salem Hills, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Wasatch was ranked third). Wasatch came out on top against Salem Hills by a score of 3-1 back in March.
Wasatch was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Bode Heelis and
Jayden Cosper, who scored all three of Wasatch's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 16 so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Spanish Fork was not quite Maple Mountain's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Spanish Fork has lost by just one goal.
Wasatch's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Spanish Fork, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Wasatch took their win against Spanish Fork when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wasatch since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
