Soccer Preview: Seneca vs. Mercyhurst Prep
The Seneca Bobcats will square off against the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Seneca will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Seneca narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Iroquois 3-2. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Braves are ranked 386th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Seneca hit Iroquois with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lucas Hoffman,
Josiah ZaSada, and
Brayden George.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mercyhurst Prep had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 5-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lakers, who have now won 13 games by three goals or more so far this season.
Seneca's win bumped their record up to 15-3-1. As for Mercyhurst Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Seneca came out on top in a nail-biter against Mercyhurst Prep in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seneca 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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