The Mountain Crest Mustangs will face off against the Murray Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Crest is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 13 games.
Mountain Crest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Ridgeline, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Mountain Crest was ranked fourth). Mountain Crest's defense stepped up to hand Ridgeline a 1-0 shutout last Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Mustangs were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Murray had no problem doing just that on Thursday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Murray who was credited with the victory. Murray got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Pine View's one. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Mountain Crest pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Murray, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season.
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