North Sanpete is 2-8 against Manti since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Sanpete Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Manti Templars at 4:00 p.m. North Sanpete will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Manti is ranked ninth).
North Sanpete was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 8-0 defeat to Juab might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Manti put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Richfield onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Manti's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last nine games.
North Sanpete's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Manti, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
North Sanpete might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Manti in their previous meeting back in March. Can North Sanpete avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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