The Tooele Buffaloes will venture away from home to square off against the Jordan Beetdiggers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Tooele will be strutting in after a victory while Jordan will be coming in after a loss.
Tooele took a four-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Layton Christian Academy, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Buffaloes sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Eagles on Friday. Tooele's winning goal came courtesy of Kiza Yohana.
Meanwhile, Jordan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell 4-2 to Cottonwood. One thing that didn't help Jordan's chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Javier Moreno.
Something new happened on Monday as Will Gonsur saw his first action of the season, playing 70 minutes against Cottonwood. Gonsur made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Tooele is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four matchups. As for Jordan, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Tooele's way against Jordan in their previous meeting back in March, as Tooele made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buffaloes since the team 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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