Cyprus is 1-9 against Taylorsville since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Cyprus Pirates and the Taylorsville Warriors are set to duel. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Cyprus will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Hunter, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Cyprus who was credited with the victory on Monday. Cyprus got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Hunter's two. The Pirates' winning goal came courtesy of Abigail Avila Chavez.
Cyprus was without their leading scorer, Susana Avila Chavez, in Monday's match. With Avila Chavez sitting this one out, Viu Hosea got some extra time on the pitch (110 vs. her season average of 70).
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Taylorsville finally turned things around against West Jordan on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Warriors were the better team in the second half.
Cyprus is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Taylorsville, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13.
Cyprus beat Taylorsville 4-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Cyprus repeat their success, or does Taylorsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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