Soccer Preview: East vs. West
The East Leopards will head out on the road to take on the West Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Last Friday, East faced Alta in a battle between two of the state's top teams. East fell just short of Alta by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that East let down their fans at home.
Their goal came courtesy of
Owen Nance, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, West had just enough and edged Highland out 2-1 last Friday. The win was just what West needed coming off of a 4-1 defeat in their prior game.
East's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-1. As for West, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
East beat West 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for East 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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