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On Tuesday, the Lady Spartans were in Richfield with first place in region up for grabs. They took the first meeting between the two teams at home, 1-0, and were hoping to keep their magic going against they Lady Wildcats.
Each team scored a goal in the first half, making it a 1-1 tie at halftime. Richfield broke through in the second half with two more goals to take the contest 3-1. Alexis Winter was the lone Spartan to score a goal.
Richfield is now in the driver seat. The Lady Wildcats will be crowned region champs with a win against South Sevier (0-14, 0-9) on Thursday. Meaning, more likely than not, Emery (7-7, 7-2) and Carbon (10-4, 7-2) will be fighting for second place in region when they meet on the pitch on Thursday in Castle Dale.