For the first time this season, Syracuse will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Fremont Silverwolves at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Syracuse sitting on four straight victories and Fremont on six.
Syracuse proved they can win big on Monday (they won by three) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Westlake 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Syracuse were the better team in the second half.
Emery Smith and Easton Cragun scored both of Syracuse's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Lehi kept up with Fremont until halftime last Wednesday, but afterwards: not so much. Fremont put the hurt on Lehi with a sharp 3-0 win. Given Fremont's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Lehi are ranked 33rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fremont pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Syracuse, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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