Salem Hills came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles a 4-0 shutout. Given Salem Hills' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Maple Mountain is ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salem Hills pushed their record up to 12-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Maple Mountain, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Salem Hills will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Wasatch at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Maple Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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