Skyridge is 9-1 against Westlake since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Skyridge Falcons will be staying on the road to face off against the Westlake Thunder at 5:30 p.m. Westlake took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Skyridge, who comes in off a win.
Skyridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Lehi, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Skyridge was ranked 16th). Skyridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Lehi on Tuesday. The Falcons' winning goal came courtesy of Rachel Boren.
Meanwhile, Westlake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They came up short against American Fork, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Cavemen are ranked eighth).
The win got Skyridge back to even at 6-6. As for Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything went Skyridge's way against Westlake in their previous meeting on September 5th as Skyridge made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyridge 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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