Soccer Preview: Mt. Pleasant vs. Greensburg Salem
Mt. Pleasant is on a three-game streak of home losses, Greensburg Salem a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Mt. Pleasant Vikings will host the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions at 7:30 p.m. Mt. Pleasant knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Greensburg Salem likes a good challenge.
Mt. Pleasant's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Yough. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Yough from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten goals the game before, Greensburg Salem was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They came up short against Charleroi, falling 15-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 555th, while the Cougars are ranked 103rd).
Mt. Pleasant's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Greensburg Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12-1.
Mt. Pleasant was able to grind out a solid win over Greensburg Salem in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. Will Mt. Pleasant repeat their success, or does Greensburg Salem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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