The Herriman Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Riverton Silverwolves at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Herriman will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
If Herriman beats Riverton with three goals on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Mustangs walked away with a 3-1 win over Copper Hills on Friday. That's two games straight that Herriman have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Riverton faced Salt Lake Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Silverwolves put the hurt on the Griffins with a sharp 4-1 victory. The score was close at halftime, but Riverton pulled away in the second half with three goals.
Riverton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those six games. As for Herriman, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Herriman was able to grind out a solid win over Riverton when the teams last played back in March, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad 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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