The Utica Chieftains will face off against the L'Anse Creuse North Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. L'Anse Creuse North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Utica was handed a four-goal loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Dakota 3-2.
Meanwhile, L'Anse Creuse North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Romeo. While losing is never fun, L'Anse Creuse North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 315th, while Romeo are ranked 89th).
Utica has now won four of their last five games at home. That's given a solid lift to their 5-9-5 record this season. Those home wins were made possible by their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five games. As for L'Anse Creuse North, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10-2.
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