Soccer Game Preview: Pittsburg vs. Mount Vernon

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Previous 4 Games

01/28/25 - Home	3-0 W
01/19/24 - Home	6-0 W
01/17/23 - Home	12-0 W
02/11/22 - Home	14-0 W

Pittsburg has gone a perfect 4-0 against Mount Vernon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pittsburg Pirates will square off against the Mount Vernon Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Pittsburg will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

Pittsburg will bounce into Friday's match after beating Paris, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pittsburg's defense stepped up to hand Paris a 2-0 shutout on Monday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Wildcats are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Juan Olmos and Ezekiel Hernandez scored both of Pittsburg's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mount Vernon took on Sulphur Springs on Monday. Mount Vernon fell 4-2 to Sulphur Springs.

Pittsburg pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those five games. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.

Pittsburg took their win against Mount Vernon in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pittsburg since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.