The East Leopards will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the West Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Alta, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (East was ranked 15th). East never let Alta onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for East, who have now won five matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Briley Alba and
Owen Nance scored all four of East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, West scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Highland as West made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for West as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The victory was the fourth in a row for East, bringing their record for this year to 10-2. As for West, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
East skirted past West 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. Does East have another victory up their sleeve, or will West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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