Westlake is 2-8 against American Fork since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Westlake Thunder will challenge the American Fork Cavemen at 3:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Westlake is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Lone Peak, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Knights are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for American Fork's offense. They lost 3-0 to Lehi on Tuesday. The Cavemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Westlake's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for American Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Westlake suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to American Fork in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Westlake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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