Alta has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Brighton Bengals at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Alta is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: East, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Alta was ranked eighth). Alta lost 4-0 to East on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Alta's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Brighton gave up the first goal last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a goal and slipped past Skyline 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brighton.
Alta's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2. As for Brighton, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Alta beat Brighton by a goal when the teams last played back in April, winning 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alta 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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