The Richfield Wildcats will take on the Grantsville Cowboys at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Richfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Richfield is coming into the matchup fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Grand County that saw the pair combine for 22 shots on goal. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Red Devils with a sharp 9-2 win on Saturday. It was an even better day for Samuel Gonzalez as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Grantsville fell victim to Ogden and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Grantsville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while Ogden are ranked 18th).
Richfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those six matches. As for Grantsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Richfield skirted past Grantsville 2-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Cowboys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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