The Farmington Phoenix will be playing at home against the Syracuse Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Farmington will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Farmington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Weber, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Farmington was ranked second). While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Farmington who was credited with the victory. Farmington got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Weber's zero. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Farmington was the better team in the second half.
On Wednesday, Syracuse didn't have quite enough to beat Layton and fell 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Syracuse came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Layton is ranked 51st).
Farmington's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Syracuse, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Farmington beat Syracuse by a goal when the teams last played back in April, winning 2-1. Will Farmington repeat their success, or does Syracuse have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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