Soccer Preview: Meridian/Sangamon Valley vs. North Mac
After two games on the road, Meridian/Sangamon Valley is heading back home. They will welcome the North Mac Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Meridian/Sangamon Valley will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Taylorville on Saturday. Meridian/Sangamon Valley put the hurt on Taylorville with a sharp 4-1 victory. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by three goals or more this season.
They hit Taylorville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Logan Schinzler,
Hunter Martin,
Tristan Ziemer, and Ziemer.
Meanwhile, North Mac had to endure a 15-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their defense stepped up to hand Mt. Pulaski a 5-0 shutout on Saturday. The Panthers' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Meridian/Sangamon Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for North Mac, their win ended an 11-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-15.
Meridian/Sangamon Valley might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from North Mac in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Meridian/Sangamon Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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