Soccer Game Preview: Uintah vs. Payson

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 12:11am

Soccer Preview: Uintah vs. Payson

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Uintah has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Payson Lions at 5:30 p.m. Uintah will be strutting in after a victory while Payson will be coming in after a defeat.

Uintah's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Orem.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Payson's offense. They fell 2-0 to Timpanogos on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Timberwolves are ranked 11th).

Uintah has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Payson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.

Uintah took their victory against Payson in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 6-0. Will Uintah repeat their success, or does Payson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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