The Westlake Thunder will challenge the Skyridge Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westlake's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Westlake fell victim to Lone Peak and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Westlake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while Lone Peak are ranked first).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Skyridge). They walked away with a 4-2 win over Pleasant Grove on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for Skyridge in their matchups with Pleasant Grove: they've now won five in a row.
Christian Poll and McKay Haskins scored all four of Skyridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Skyridge's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five matchups. As for Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
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