Soccer Preview: Pisgah vs. Smoky Mountain
Pisgah has been on the road for six straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Smoky Mountain Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Pisgah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Smoky Mountain better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Pisgah really get things going. Pisgah never let Franklin onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory back in September. Considering the Bears have won four contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Franklin with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Johan Hernandez,
Osvaldo Munoz-Valesquez, and
Andrew Hardin.
Meanwhile, Smoky Mountain's game on Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Franklin out 3-2. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by just one goal.
Pisgah has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Smoky Mountain, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
Pisgah took their victory against Smoky Mountain when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 5-0. Will Pisgah repeat their success, or does Smoky Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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