Soccer Preview: Richfield vs. Manti
Richfield hasn't had much luck against Manti recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Richfield Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Manti Templars at 4:00 p.m.
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Delta who was credited with the victory on Thursday. Delta got it done in the shootout by posting six goals to Richfield's five.
Richfield is hoping to do what Emery couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Manti's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Manti's defense stepped up to hand Emery an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Templars have won 11 matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Emery from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Brooklyn Olson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Richfield's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Manti, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Richfield might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Manti when the teams last played back in August. Can Richfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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