The Eagle Mountain Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Springtown Porcupines at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Eagle Mountain's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Eagle Mountain took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Eagle Mountain who was credited with the win. Eagle Mountain got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Castleberry's two.
Springtown's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They beat Collegiate Academy at TCC Northeast by a goal, winning 1-0. The victory continues a trend for the Porcupines in their matchups with the Phoenix: they've now won six in a row.
Springtown's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Eagle Mountain, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-11.
Eagle Mountain came up short against Springtown in their previous matchup back in January, falling 3-1. Can Eagle Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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