Soccer Preview: Peru vs. Plattsburgh
Peru has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Plattsburgh Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Peru is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Peru beat Northeastern Clinton 3-1. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Cougars are ranked 52nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peru hit Northeastern Clinton with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Collin Powers,
Nick Petro, and
Nolan Miner.
Meanwhile, Plattsburgh hasn't lost a match since October 4th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Friday. They never let Beekmantown onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Hornets have won by just one goal.
Peru's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0-1. As for Plattsburgh, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-3 record this season.
Peru took their victory against Plattsburgh in their previous matchup on October 4th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Peru repeat their success, or does Plattsburgh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
