Soccer Preview: Central vs. Philipsburg-Osceola
Central and Philipsburg-Osceola are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The Central Dragons will head out to square off against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Central will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They came up short against Huntingdon on Tuesday, falling 7-2.
Meanwhile, Philipsburg-Osceola's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Thursday. They lost 7-2 to Bellefonte. The Mountaineers have struggled against the Raiders recently, as their contest on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Sawyer Sites and
Carson Long scored both of Philipsburg-Osceola's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Central beat Philipsburg-Osceola 5-3 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central 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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