Box Elder is 8-2 against Bountiful since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Box Elder Bees will be playing at home against the Bountiful RedHawks at 3:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Box Elder took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Clearfield. Given Box Elder's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Clearfield is ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Box Elder was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Spencer Saunders and
Landon Lloyd, who scored both of Box Elder's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bountiful won against Viewmont on Tuesday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. Bountiful had just enough and edged Northridge out 2-1. That's two games straight that Bountiful has won by just one goal.
Box Elder's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Bountiful, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Box Elder beat Bountiful by a goal when the teams last played back in March, winning 2-1. Will Box Elder repeat their success, or does Bountiful have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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