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By Brigade Staff Writer, Matthew Martz

The Bakersfield Brigade will close out the 2009 regular season with a two-day road trip to Utah to play back-to-back matches against the BYU Cougars on Friday, July 17 and the Ogden Outlaws on Saturday, July 18.

The Brigade (2-9-2) are winless in their last six outings with four losses and two draws, and are currently in last place in the Premiere Development Leagues Southwest Division.

The first match of the road trip will be played on Friday against the BYU Cougars (6-5-3). This will be the first and only meeting between the two clubs this season.

BYU have won three of their last four games and are currently in fourth place, but have were officially eliminated from post-season play in the their loss to The Orange County Blue Star on July 12.

The Cougars leading scorers are Zachary De Francis (2 G, 1 A, 5 PTS), Steven Fellows (2 G, 1 A, 5 PTS), and Brent Jensen (2 G, 1 A, 5 PTS). Keeper Bryan Black (1.14 GAA) who has given up just 12 goals in 945 minutes of play, has posted five clean sheets, and will be expected to start his twelfth game of the season.

After Friday nights match the Brigade will take a short bus ride north to face off against the Ogden Outlaws for the first and only time this year.

The struggling Outlaws (3-10-1) are coming off just their third win pf the year, 2-1 over the Fresno Fuego on July 11. The win moved them into ninth place, one point ahead of the last place Brigade.

Ogden’s leading scorers are Samuel Charles (4 G, 12 A, 10 PTS), Andrew Cornia (2 G, 1 A, 5 PTS), and Sung-Hyun Kim (2 G, 1 A, 5 PTS). Keeper Jeff Rodgers (2.33 GAA) anchors the Outlaws defense.

Bakersfield who is coming off a 1-1 draw against the So Cal Seahorses on July 11, will have four days of rest before leaving for Utah, and will look for strong performances from leading scorers Adan Arteaga
(3 G, 6 PTS), forward Kyle Holland (2 G, 4 PTS), and Ken Taylor (2 G, 1 A, 5 PTS) as well as solid defensive play from Jamie Scope, and Jason Santos.

Keeper Victor Chinchilla (3.14 GAA) is expected to make the start in goal.

While their spot in tournament play has been eliminated, the Brigade are looking to finish off their season with solid wins against their upcoming opponents.

For more information, including ticket information contact the Brigade Corporate office at 410 KICK (4625) or by visiting www.bakersfieldbrigade.com.