It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Juab had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Emery Spartans and snuck past 3-2. Given Juab's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Emery is ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Juab is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Emery, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Juab will square off against Carbon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Juab is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season. Emery does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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