Soccer Preview: Horseheads vs. Ithaca
The Horseheads Blue Raiders will head out to challenge the Ithaca Little Red at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Horseheads' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Horseheads managed to keep up with Maine-Endwell until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Horseheads came up short against Maine-Endwell, falling 4-0.
Meanwhile, Ithaca entered their tilt with Elmira on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Express , sneaking past 4-3. That's two games straight that the Little Red have won by just one goal.
Horseheads' defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Ithaca, their win bumped their record up to 8-1-1.
Horseheads was able to grind out a solid victory over Ithaca in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Horseheads 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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