The Layton Christian Academy Eagles will challenge the Murray Spartans at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Layton Christian Academy comes in on five and Murray on four.
Layton Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Layton Christian Academy who was credited with the win. Layton Christian Academy got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Desert Hills' two.
Matheus Alvarenga and
Tito Souza scored both of Layton Christian Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Murray is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Dixie, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Murray was ranked 16th). Murray had just enough and edged Dixie out 2-1. That's two games straight that Murray has won by just one goal.
Layton Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Murray, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Layton Christian Academy took their win against Murray in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 4-1. Will Layton Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Murray have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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