The Taylorsville Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Cyprus Pirates at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Taylorsville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Riverton on Monday. They came up short against the Silverwolves, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Taylorsville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while Riverton are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Cyprus ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cottonwood, sneaking past 3-2.
Taylorsville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Cyprus, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Taylorsville beat Cyprus 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taylorsville since the team 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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