Soccer Preview: Moriah vs. Chazy
Moriah and Chazy are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long. The Moriah Vikings will take on the Chazy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Moriah will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
If Chazy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Moriah took over last week. Moriah narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Boquet Valley 2-1. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Griffins are ranked 244th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alexis Mascarenas was the driving force of Moriah's attack as she scored both of Moriah's goals, bringing her season total up to 28 goals.
Meanwhile, Chazy kept a clean sheet against Saranac Lake on Friday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Red Storm 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Moriah's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Chazy, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-5-2.
Moriah beat Chazy 2-0 when the teams last played on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moriah 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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