Soccer Preview: West Shamokin vs. Armstrong
The West Shamokin Wolves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Armstrong River Hawks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
On Thursday, West Shamokin didn't have quite enough to beat Cambria Heights and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Highlanders are ranked 142nd).
West Shamokin's goal came courtesy of
Andrew Krizmanich, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Armstrong couldn't capitalize on their home-pitch advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Hampton on Tuesday, falling 6-0.
West Shamokin's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Armstrong, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
West Shamokin might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Armstrong when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can West Shamokin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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