The Murray Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Tooele Buffaloes at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murray is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Friday, Murray earned a 4-2 win over Hillcrest. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Murray's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Hillcrest are ranked 54th).
Michael Martinez and Carlos Nieto-Rosales scored all four of Murray's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Tooele was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Stansbury by a score of 2-1. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Tooele couldn't quite close it out.
With the defeat, Tooele broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-6. As for Murray, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Murray took their win against Tooele when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 6-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team 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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