Soccer Recap: Elmira Triumphs

Elmira kept a clean sheet against Athens on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Athens Wildcats. Given the Express' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 93rd in New York, while the Wildcats are ranked 321st in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Spencer Wheeler was the driving force of Elmira's attack as he scored both of Elmira's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.

The victory made it two in a row for Elmira and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Athens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-6-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elmira is on the road again on Monday to play Vestal at 7:30 p.m. As for Athens, they will take on Williamsport at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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