Soccer Preview: Hoosick Falls vs. Mechanicville
Hoosick Falls hasn't had much luck against Mechanicville recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Hoosick Falls Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Mechanicville Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
Hoosick Falls managed to keep up with Greenwich until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hoosick Falls lost 5-1 to Greenwich. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Witches are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, Mechanicville put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. They never let Hoosic Valley onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Considering the Red Raiders have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Hoosic Valley from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Hoosick Falls' loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Mechanicville, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0-1.
Hoosick Falls suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Mechanicville when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Hoosick Falls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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