Soccer Preview: Moon Area vs. Pine-Richland
The Moon Area Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Pine-Richland Rams at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Moon Area will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Wednesday, Moon Area sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Bethel Park. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Black Hawks are ranked 81st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pine-Richland kept a clean sheet against Butler on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Golden Tornado 1-0. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by just one goal.
Moon Area's victory bumped their record up to 5-0-1. As for Pine-Richland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Moon Area beat Pine-Richland by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2020, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moon Area 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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