Soccer Preview: Musselman vs. Mercersburg Academy
The Musselman Applemen are on the road again on Thursday to play the Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm at 7:00 p.m. Mercersburg Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Musselman, who comes in off a win.
Musselman will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Preston on Saturday. Musselman put the hurt on Preston with a sharp 5-1 win. The Applemen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by three goals or more this season.
Skylar Hook and
Sydney Paxman scored all five of Musselman's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Mercersburg Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Spring Mills by a score of 1-0.
Musselman's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8-1. As for Mercersburg Academy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Musselman came up short against Mercersburg Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 4-2. Can Musselman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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