Soccer Preview: Mid Valley vs. Abington Heights
The Mid Valley Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Abington Heights Comets at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mid Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Delaware Valley as Mid Valley made off with a 4-1 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Abington Heights waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 3-0 shutout. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Trojans are ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hawley Lynott and
Lilia Calvert scored all three of Abington Heights' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Mid Valley pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Abington Heights, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
