Soccer Preview: West Middlesex vs. Sharpsville
The West Middlesex Big Reds are taking a road trip to challenge the Sharpsville Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Tuesday, West Middlesex didn't have quite enough to beat Mercer and fell 2-1. The Big Reds have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
West Middlesex's goal came courtesy of
Nathan Kachulis, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Sharpsville entered their match against Girard on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sharpsville lost 6-1 to Girard. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 151st).
West Middlesex now has a losing record at 2-3-1. As for Sharpsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
West Middlesex came out on top in a nail-biter against Sharpsville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will West Middlesex repeat their success, or does Sharpsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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