Murray has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Layton Christian Academy Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murray is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Dixie out 2-1. That's two games straight that Murray has won by just one goal.
Jacob Riches and
Carlos Nieto-Rosales scored both of Murray's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Layton Christian Academy came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Eagles who were credited with the win. Layton Christian Academy got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Desert Hills' two.
Murray is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Layton Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 15-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Murray suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Layton Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April. Can Murray avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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