The Murray Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Jordan Beetdiggers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Murray's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Murray is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Layton Christian Academy, who was ranked tenth at the time (Murray was ranked 13th). The Spartans fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The loss was Murray's first of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of Michael Martiniz, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Jordan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 5-1 to Stansbury. The match was a close 2-1 at the break, but unfortunately for Jordan it sure didn't stay that way.
Kailyer Konold, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Jordan squad sat out for Monday's contest. With Konold sidelined, Jordan had to make some changes to the lineup. And. Milton Acosta made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Having lost for the first time this season, Murray fell to 9-1. As for Jordan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Murray's way against Jordan when the teams last played back in March, as Murray made off with a 9-1 victory. In that game, the Spartans amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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