Soccer Preview: Tooele vs. Stansbury
Tooele hasn't had much luck against Stansbury recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Tooele Buffaloes will take on the Stansbury Stallions at 3:30 p.m. Tooele is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Tooele is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game last Thursday. They fell just short of Hillcrest by a score of 3-2.
Macie Gustin and
Brielle Murray scored both of Tooele's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Stansbury had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They never let the Miners onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The Stallions' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Tooele's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Stansbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Tooele came up short against Stansbury in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can Tooele avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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