Westlake lost against Pleasant Grove back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Westlake Thunder fell just short of the Pleasant Grove Vikings by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, Westlake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 59th, while Pleasant Grove is ranked eighth).
Westlake hit Pleasant Grove with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Devon Soares,
Ty Christensen, and
Reiker Swenson.
Westlake has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Pleasant Grove, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Westlake has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome American Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. American Fork is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season. As for Pleasant Grove, they will head out on the road to challenge Lone Peak at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Lone Peak's favor is that they have posted big goal totals in their last four matches.
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