The Juab Wasps will face off against the Manti Templars at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Juab is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Carbon a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Juab was the better team in the second half.
Nixon Curtis was the driving force of Juab's attack as he scored both of Juab's goals, his season total up to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Manti put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat Judge Memorial Catholic by a goal, winning 2-1. Given Manti's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Judge Memorial Catholic is ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Juab has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Manti, their victory bumped their record up to 16-0.
Juab came up short against Manti in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 4-2. Can Juab avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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