Soccer Preview: Altoona vs. State College
Altoona has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the State College Little Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Altoona is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Altoona sidestepped Chambersburg for a 4-3 victory. The Mountain Lions wouldn't have won without Ava Frye, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, State College was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Cumberland Valley, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Little Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Eagles are ranked 46th).
Altoona now has a winning record of 3-2. As for State College, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Altoona's way against State College in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Altoona made off with a 4-0 win. Does Altoona have another victory up their sleeve, or will State College turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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