OREM — Home field advantage was worth at least one goal and three points in the region table for the Mountain View boys soccer team on Friday.
The Bruins ran up against a Pleasant Grove team that didn't make things easy and suffered through some sloppy play of its own, but still came away with a 1-0 victory to stay on top of Region 4.
Mike Moreno scored his fifth goal of the season in the 17th minute and the Bruins recorded their fifth shutout of the season in the win.
"It wasn't our best effort, but we're happy with it," said Mountain View coach Mike Graham. "We started off and kind of had our way with things. After that we just got a little bit out of our rhythm. We should've had a lot bigger lead much earlier, but we got a little complacent with that."
In the 11th minute, Pleasant Grove almost took the early lead when Ben Gerun rolled a shot past the goalkeeper from 20 yards out, but the ball bounced off the left post and was cleared out of play before anyone came up for a rebound. The near-miss was the closest the Vikings came to scoring all afternoon.
The Bruins had a pair of good chances to extend the lead in the second half, but Vikings' goalkeeper Richard Crist kept his team in the game with some big saves.
David Salazar beat his marker on a breakaway and had a clean shot on goal in the 60th minute, but Crist made a diving save to keep the ball out.
In the 63rd minute Mountain View worked the ball to Matt Williams for a shot from the left side of the goal, but Crist was in good position to knock the ball down.
Mike Chesler recorded the clean sheet for the Bruins, who have only allowed three goals this season.
In other action:
REGION 2
SKYLINE 3, TAYLORSVILLE 1:Max Malmquist scored twice and Ian Huntsberger added another tally as the Eagles won their first league game.
ALTA 3, HILLCREST 1:Aaron Weymann defended the pipes for the Hawks, while Colby Swensen scored on a corner in the second half.
REGION 3
HUNTER 4, KEARNS 1:Dennis Sellis found the net twice and Jace Broadbent and Myner Escobar each chipped in with goals as the Wolverines downed the Cougars for their first region victory. Miguel Rodrigues scored for the Cougars in the loss.
RIVERTON 1, BINGHAM 0:Ben Deitrich converted a penalty kick just before halftime, and Riverton's defense, anchored by Tyler Arens and Brant Harsh, kept its rival off the board in the second half.
REGION 4
MOUNTAIN VIEW 1, PLEASANT GROVE 0:Mike Moreno followed up on Dustin Graham's shot for the lone goal in the first half as Michael Chesler and the Bruin defense shutout the Vikings.
REGION 5
WOODS CROSS 1, BOX ELDER 0:Blake Cope scored on a corner to give the Wildcats the edge while Matt Jensen and Jordan Petersen shared the shutout. Eight Woods Cross players were missing from action due to a trip to California.
BOUNTIFUL 2, MOUNTAIN CREST 1:Doug Clark scored twice to help the Braves edge the Mustangs. The Mustangs' Cory Collins scored late in the second half to break the Braves' shutout attempt.
REGION 6
WEST 7, CYPRUS 0:Jose Segura had a hat trick, while Mark Bennett and Drew Fuller shared the shutout for the Panthers.
GRANGER 2, COTTONWOOD 1:Usiel Roman and Juan Miranda provided the scoring for the Lancers, while Mario Duvnjak scored the lone goal for the Colts. Cameron Anfinsem defended the net for Granger.
HIGHLAND 4, MURRAY 0: The Rams received scoring from four different players and Bewar Yousif collected the shutout as Highland improved to 5-1 in region play.
REGION 9
PINE VIEW 2, SNOW CANYON 0:Francisco Martinez got the shutout in the net while Ricarsdo Saenz and Eric DeMille netted the two goals in the Panthers' win.
CEDAR 3, CANYON VIEW 3 (2OT): Each team had their chances in the overtime sessions, but the match ended in a tie, with Josh Wright and Brenden Stucker the goalies for the Falcons and Redmen, respectively. Matt Hansen scored twice for Cedar, while Keith Remington found the back of the net twice for Canyon View.
DIXIE 3, HURRICANE 1:Sam Dixon scored the first goal on an assist from Chantry Palmer, followed by goals from Travis Del Toro and David Higgins.
REGION 10
WASATCH 3, UINTAH 1:Thor Brown picked up the hat trick as the Wasps edged the host Utes. Derek Bunderson scored with 15 minutes remaining to break up Kurtis Kraatz's shutout attempt.
REGION 11
BEAR RIVER 8, GRANTSVILLE 0:Seth Hansen, Wade Hirschi and Nick Celaya each scored twice as the Bears improved to 5-1 in league play. Derek Miller and Tanner Chadez both had one strike. Meanwhile, Jordan Bird and Brady Munns shared the shutout.
OGDEN 3, BEN LOMOND 2: Trailing 2-1, Nick Smock and Logan Toupin responded with second-half goals as the Tigers beat their arch rival. Nelson Duran also scored for Ogden, while Junior Garcia and Azarel Castaneda each had one goal for Ben Lomond.
LOGAN 5, TOOELE 1:Five Grizzlies found the back of the net while Brad Heugly was the winning goalie as Logan improved to 10-0 overall.
REGION 14
ST. JOSEPH 1, WATERFORD 0:Giusseppi Cuminetti set up Joe Puskedra for the lone goal in the 50th minute as fourth-ranked St. Joseph won the battle of Region 14's two top squads. Defensively, Taylor Gallegos and Eli Kenny helped keeper Mark Howerton notch his fourth shutout.
MILLARD 4, SOUTH SUMMIT 2: The Eagles took a 3-0 lead into halftime, coasting to an easy victory over the Wildcats. Justin Wall scored a hat trick for Millard.
NONREGION
GRANITE 2, ROWLAND HALL 1: Paul Carranza scored the go-ahead goal with 15 minutes remaining to boost the Farmers over the Winged Lion. Pedro Curiel put the Farmers up a goal at halftime but Jarred Accetura scored to tie the game.