Soccer Preview: North Hills vs. Seneca Valley
North Hills hasn't had much luck against Seneca Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The North Hills Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Seneca Valley Raiders at 7:30 p.m. North Hills will be strutting in after a win while Seneca Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, North Hills narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Butler 2-1. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Golden Tornado are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four games, Seneca Valley finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of North Allegheny by a score of 1-0. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
North Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Seneca Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
North Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Seneca Valley when the teams last played back in September, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Hills 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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