Soccer Preview: Lewisburg vs. Warrior Run
Lewisburg has gone 10-0 against Warrior Run recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Lewisburg Green Dragons will head out to face off against the Warrior Run Defenders at 2:00 p.m. Lewisburg will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Lewisburg's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Hughesville. Considering the Green Dragons have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Hughesville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Viktor Permyashkin (2),
Cohen Hoover, and
Isaac Ayres.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Warrior Run had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Mountie with a sharp 4-0 win. Given the Defenders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Mountie are ranked 357th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lewisburg pushed their record up to 16-1-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Warrior Run, their win bumped their record up to 11-7-1.
Lewisburg took their victory against Warrior Run in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lewisburg 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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