Soccer Preview: Forest Hills vs. Philipsburg-Osceola
The Forest Hills Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.1 goals per game this season.
Forest Hills took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Richland with a sharp 4-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Rangers, who have now won four contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Richland with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Aivah Maul (2),
Isabella Carpenter, and
Samantha Papcunik.
Meanwhile, Philipsburg-Osceola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to Huntingdon. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Bearcats are ranked 160th).
Forest Hills pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Forest Hills' way against Philipsburg-Osceola in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Forest Hills made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Hills since the squad 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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