Soccer Preview: Hillcrest vs. Murray
Hillcrest is 1-6 against Murray since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hillcrest Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Murray Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Hillcrest is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Layton Christian Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, Hillcrest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Layton Christian Academy is ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Murray was able to grind out a solid victory over Park City on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Preston Lawson and
Dillon Curtis scored all three of Murray's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Hillcrest now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Murray, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Hillcrest came up short against Murray in their previous matchup back in April, falling 2-0. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
