Soccer Preview: Greater Johnstown vs. Somerset
Greater Johnstown has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Somerset Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Greater Johnstown lost 7-1 to Westmont Hilltop on Wednesday. The Trojans have struggled against the Hilltoppers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Somerset). Their defense stepped up to hand Chestnut Ridge an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday. Give the Eagles' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Chestnut Ridge from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Kahne Foltz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Greater Johnstown's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Somerset, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5-1 record this season.
Greater Johnstown suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Somerset in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Greater Johnstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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