Soccer Preview: Taylorsville vs. Cyprus
Taylorsville has gone 9-1 against Cyprus recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Taylorsville Warriors and the Cyprus Pirates are set to duel. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Taylorsville finally turned things around against West Jordan on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Warriors were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Cyprus hadn't done well against Hunter recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Cyprus who was credited with the victory. Cyprus got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Hunter's two. The Pirates' winning goal came courtesy of Abigail Avila Chavez.
Cyprus was without their leading scorer, Susana Avila Chavez, in Monday's match. With Avila Chavez sitting this one out, Viu Hosea got some extra time on the pitch (110 vs. her season average of 70).
Taylorsville's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13. As for Cyprus, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Taylorsville came up short against Cyprus in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 4-2. Can Taylorsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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