Soccer Preview: Philipsburg-Osceola vs. Tyrone
Philipsburg-Osceola and Tyrone are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. The Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers will challenge the Tyrone Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Philipsburg-Osceola took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They blew past Central 9-1. Considering the Mountaineers have won four matches by more than four goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Carson Long led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tyrone). They walked away with a 6-4 win over Huntingdon on Thursday.
Philipsburg-Osceola pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Tyrone, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
Philipsburg-Osceola beat Tyrone 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Philipsburg-Osceola 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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