The Farmington Phoenix will challenge the Layton Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Farmington will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Farmington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Syracuse, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Farmington was ranked first). Everything went Farmington's way against Syracuse last Friday as Farmington made off with a 5-1 win. That looming 5-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Farmington yet this season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Layton rose to the challenge on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Thunder. Layton found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Liam Kuerth and Crew Hawley were both handed yellow cards.
Hawley and
Rudy Jensen scored both of Layton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Farmington pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Layton, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Farmington beat Layton 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Farmington 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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