Soccer Preview: Meadville vs. General McLane
The Meadville Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the General McLane Lancers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Meadville will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Warren, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Meadville had just enough and edged Warren out 1-0 on Monday. The Bulldogs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Meanwhile, General McLane came tearing into Monday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 3-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lancers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Trojans are ranked 21st).
Carter Sindlinger and
Aidan Price scored all three of General McLane's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 39 goals.
Meadville's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for General McLane, their record now sits at 11-3.
Meadville suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to General McLane when the teams last played back in September. Can Meadville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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