Soccer Preview: Pine Grove vs. Blue Mountain
Pine Grove and Blue Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Pine Grove Cardinals are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Blue Mountain Eagles at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Pine Grove needed a bit of extra time to put away Millersburg. They never let the Indians onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Indians are ranked 351st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Blue Mountain made sure to put some goals up on the board against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional on Monday. They blew past the Red Raiders 7-0. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Pine Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Blue Mountain, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Pine Grove beat Blue Mountain by a goal in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Grove since the team 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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