Soccer Game Preview: Montgomery Heads Out

Montgomery hasn't had much luck against Benton recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Montgomery Red Raiders will head out to square off against the Benton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Montgomery is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.

Montgomery will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Meadowbrook Christian on Monday. Montgomery walked away with a 4-2 win over Meadowbrook Christian.

Montgomery hit Meadowbrook Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Dylan Sherman, Cameron Wilver, and Xavier Koch.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Benton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let Danville onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Saturday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Ironmen are ranked 238th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win got Montgomery back to even at 2-2. As for Benton, their record now sits at 4-2.

Montgomery might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Benton when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Montgomery avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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