The Payson Lions will challenge the Uintah Utes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Payson is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Payson's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Timpanogos on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Timberwolves. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Timberwolves are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Uintah hadn't done well against Orem recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Uintah never let Orem onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Utes.
Payson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Uintah, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Payson might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Uintah when the teams last played back in September. Can Payson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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