The Alta Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Bountiful Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Alta is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Olympus, who was ranked seventh at the time (Alta was ranked second). The Hawks fell just short of the Titans by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Alta's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Bountiful waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over the Eagles. That's two games straight that Bountiful have won by exactly three goals.
Bountiful's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Alta, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 12-2.
Alta came out on top in a nail-biter against Bountiful in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks 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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