Maple Mountain and Salem Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Salem Hills Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Maple Mountain headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Springville let them put that streak behind them. Maple Mountain narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Springville 4-3. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Maple Mountain's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit Springville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Carter Egbert,
Corbin Gardner,
Jace Pollock, and
Caleb Adams.
Meanwhile, Salem Hills waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Dons and snuck past 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for Salem Hills as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Maple Mountain's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7. As for Salem Hills, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Maple Mountain came up short against Salem Hills in their previous meeting back in March, falling 3-1. Will Maple Mountain 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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