The Lone Peak Knights will take on the Corner Canyon Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lone Peak's last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lone Peak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Skyridge, who was ranked sixth at the time (Lone Peak was ranked first). The Knights skirted past the Falcons 2-1. Lone Peak haven't had any issues with Skyridge recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Juan Cubillas and Zachary Campbell scored both of Lone Peak's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Corner Canyon had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Thunder 4-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Corner Canyon were the better team in the second half.
Lone Peak's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Corner Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
Lone Peak came out on top in a nail-biter against Corner Canyon in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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