Soccer Preview: Wendover vs. Merit Preparatory Academy
The Wendover Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wendover has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five, while Merit Preparatory Academy will come in with five straight wins.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Wendover's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Waterford on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Merit Preparatory Academy put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season last Friday. They blew past Utah Military Academy - Hill Field 9-1. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-1.
Merit Preparatory Academy's offense was hitting Utah Military Academy - Hill Field from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Erick Bedolla led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Wendover's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Wendover suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Merit Preparatory Academy in their previous matchup back in March. Can Wendover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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