The Union Cougars will be playing at home against the Ogden Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Union is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
On Tuesday, Union faced South Summit in a battle between two of the state's top teams. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was South Summit who was credited with the win. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Union couldn't quite close it out.
Their goal came courtesy of
Junior Pineda, who's now up to six this season.
Ogden scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Grantsville an 8-0 shutout. Given Ogden's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Grantsville is ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This is the second loss in a row for Union and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Ogden, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
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