Soccer Game Preview: Shamokin Area vs. Warrior Run

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 11:11pm

Soccer Preview: Shamokin Area vs. Warrior Run

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Shamokin Area hasn't had much luck against Warrior Run recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Shamokin Area Indians will head out to challenge the Warrior Run Defenders at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Shamokin Area lost 6-2 to Central Columbia on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Bluejays are ranked 19th).

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Warrior Run's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Southern Columbia Area by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time the Defenders couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.

Shamokin Area's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Warrior Run, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.

Shamokin Area suffered a grim 7-2 defeat to Warrior Run in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shamokin Area was down 5-0.

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