The Desert Hills Thunder will face off against the Snow Canyon Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Desert Hills is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cedar just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They fell just short of the Reds by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Desert Hills couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of
ISAAC POPPE, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Snow Canyon had no problem doing just that on Friday. They put the hurt on the Stallions with a sharp 4-1 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Snow Canyon used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Stansbury. And. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: Adam Parkhurst scored a goal and an assist, while he scored a goal and an assist.
Desert Hills' loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Snow Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Desert Hills beat Snow Canyon by a goal when the teams last played back in April, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Hills since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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