Soccer Preview: Shalom Christian Academy vs. McConnellsburg
After two games on the road, Shalom Christian Academy is heading back home. They will face off against the McConnellsburg Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shalom Christian Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Veritas Academy , sneaking past 1-0. Given the Flames' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Monarch are ranked 492nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, McConnellsburg and Mount Union met for a duel on Monday where McConnellsburg prevailed. McConnellsburg blew past Mount Union 5-0. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Mount Union from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Shalom Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for McConnellsburg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2-1.
Everything went Shalom Christian Academy's way against McConnellsburg when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Shalom Christian Academy made off with a 5-2 win. Will Shalom Christian Academy repeat their success, or does McConnellsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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