Soccer Preview: Middlesex vs. Northumberland
The Middlesex Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Northumberland Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Middlesex is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.9 goals per game this season.
Middlesex is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Mathews (and have done all season long). Middlesex put the hurt on Mathews with a sharp 8-0 win on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Middlesex considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Their offense was hitting Mathews from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Marek Hanscom led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Northumberland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 8-0 to West Point. While losing is never fun, Northumberland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 236th, while West Point is ranked 11th).
Middlesex's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Northumberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Middlesex took their win against Northumberland when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middlesex since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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