The Herriman Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Mountain Ridge Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Herriman is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Herriman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Riverton, who was ranked 14th at the time (Herriman was ranked 12th). The Mustangs won by a goal and slipped past the Silverwolves 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Herriman were the better team in the second half.
Elijah Conley was the driving force of Herriman's attack as he scored both of Herriman's goals, bringing his season total up to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Corner Canyon on Friday and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for Mountain Ridge in their meetings with Corner Canyon: they've now lost four in a row.
Herriman's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Mountain Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Herriman came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain Ridge in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad 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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