The Lehi Pioneers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the American Fork Cavemen at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lehi is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Lehi's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Westlake. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Thunder are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Adelle Grimley and
Isabelle Dahl scored both of Lehi's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, American Fork was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Pleasant Grove by a score of 2-1.
The victory snapped Lehi's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-5 record. As for American Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Everything went Lehi's way against American Fork when the teams last played back in August, as Lehi made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lehi 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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