The Salt Lake Academy Griffins will head out to face off against the Corner Canyon Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Salt Lake Academy's victory against Mountain Ridge wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Griffins' defense stepped up to hand the Sentinels a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Salt Lake Academy's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Mountain Ridge are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Corner Canyon hadn't done well against Herriman recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Chargers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Mustangs. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Corner Canyon were the better team in the second half.
Corner Canyon's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Salt Lake Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Salt Lake Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Corner Canyon when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Griffins since the squad 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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