Soccer Preview: Maeser Prep Academy vs. American Heritage
The Maeser Prep Academy Lions will take on the American Heritage Patriots at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Maeser Prep Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past American Leadership Academy 3-2.
Jack Stevenson and
Ethan Valentine scored all three of Maeser Prep Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, American Heritage's game on Saturday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top in a nail-biter against American Prep WV and snuck past 2-1. Given American Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while American Prep WV is ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maeser Prep Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for American Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
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