Brighton entered their tilt with Alta on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Alta Hawks a 1-0 shutout. Given the Bengals' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Hawks are ranked 49th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brighton's one-goal win came courtesy of
Lucy Nelson, who's now up to two this season.
Brighton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Alta, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing East the next time they take the pitch. Alta will head out to face East at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, while Brighton will head out to face them at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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