The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Springville Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maple Mountain will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Springville better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Maple Mountain really get things going. Maple Mountain blew past Spanish Fork 3-0 on Tuesday. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Dons are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maple Mountain hit Spanish Fork with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kate Yeates,
Haidyn Denton, and Denton.
Meanwhile, Springville fought the good fight in their overtime match against Cedar Valley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Aviators by a score of 4-3. The Red Devils' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Maple Mountain's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Springville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Everything went Maple Mountain's way against Springville in their previous meeting on September 4th, as Maple Mountain made off with a 5-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maple Mountain since the team 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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