Soccer Preview: Salt Lake Academy vs. Mountain Ridge
The Salt Lake Academy Griffins will head out on the road to face off against the Mountain Ridge Sentinels at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Utah (Salt Lake Academy is ranked 36th, while Mountain Ridge is ranked 42nd).
Salt Lake Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Riverton just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Silverwolves by a score of 3-2.
Angelo Dennet and
Braylon Brock scored both of Salt Lake Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Mountain Ridge was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell 2-0 to Corner Canyon. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Mountain Ridge has not been shut out since back in March.
Mountain Ridge was without their leading scorer, Alan Dedic, in Friday's game. With Dedic sidelined, Mountain Ridge had to make some changes to the lineup. Brody Tarwater played for 40 minutes having averaged 21.7 this season and Brock Runia got 80 vs. an average of 40.
Salt Lake Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Mountain Ridge, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Salt Lake Academy took their victory against Mountain Ridge in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salt Lake Academy since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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