The Salt Lake Academy Griffins will head out on the road to square off against the Herriman Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Herriman will be up against a hot Salt Lake Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Griffins came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Corner Canyon. That's two games straight that Salt Lake Academy have won by just one goal.
Braylon Brock and Issac Ortiz scored both of Salt Lake Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Herriman kept a clean sheet against Bingham on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Miners 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Herriman were the better team in the second half.
Salt Lake Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Herriman, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Salt Lake Academy skirted past Herriman 3-2 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Griffins 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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