The Murray Spartans will face off against the Layton Christian Academy Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Murray sitting on five straight victories and Layton Christian Academy on three.
If Layton Christian Academy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Murray took over last week. The Spartans came out on top against Tooele by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Murray's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Tooele are ranked 58th).
Murray hit Tooele with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Michael Martinez, Carlos Nieto-Rosales, and Jack O'Bryan.
Meanwhile, Layton Christian Academy kept a clean sheet against Jordan on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Beetdiggers. Considering Layton Christian Academy have won five contests by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Murray pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Layton Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
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