After two games on the road, Mountain Ridge is heading back home. They will take on the Salt Lake Academy Griffins at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mountain Ridge is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Corner Canyon on Friday. They fell 2-0 to the Chargers. The shutout was out of character for Mountain Ridge seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Mountain Ridge was without their leading scorer, Alan Dedic, in Friday's matchup. With Dedic sidelined, Mountain Ridge had to make some changes to the lineup. Brody Tarwater played for 40 minutes having averaged 21.7 this season and Brock Runia got 80 vs. an average of 40.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Salt Lake Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Riverton by a score of 3-2.
Angelo Dennet and
Braylon Brock scored both of Salt Lake Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Mountain Ridge now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Salt Lake Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Mountain Ridge suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Salt Lake Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Mountain Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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