Soccer Game Preview: Cohoes vs. Mechanicville

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2024, 1:10am

Soccer Preview: Cohoes vs. Mechanicville

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The Cohoes Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Mechanicville Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Cohoes will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Waterford-Halfmoon on Thursday. Cohoes came out on top against Waterford-Halfmoon by a score of 6-4. The win was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Fordians are ranked 71st).

Meanwhile, Mechanicville hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake , sneaking past 2-1.

Scotty Lynch and Ethan Raucci scored both of Mechanicville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 37 goals.

Cohoes has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6-1 record this season. As for Mechanicville, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0-2.

Cohoes came up short against Mechanicville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Cohoes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.

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