East is 9-1 against Highland since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The East Leopards are on the road again to play the Highland Rams at 3:30 p.m. East's last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, East faced Brighton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. East fell just short of Brighton by a score of 3-2. East has not had much luck with Brighton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Owen Nance wasn't going to let Brighton walk away unscathed as he scored both of East's goals. With that big game he's now up to 11 goals this season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Highland's offense. They fell victim to a tough 3-0 defeat at the hands of Alta on Friday. While losing is never fun, Highland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Alta is ranked fourth).
East's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
East took their victory against Highland when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East 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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