Soccer Preview: Houghton vs. Sault Area
After three games on the road, Houghton is heading back home. They will welcome the Sault Area Blue Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Houghton managed to keep up with Marquette until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Houghton came up short against Marquette, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Gremlins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Redmen are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Sault Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marquette.
Houghton now has a losing record at 3-4-2. As for Sault Area, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Houghton took their win against Sault Area in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 5-0. Will Houghton repeat their success, or does Sault Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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