Soccer Preview: Girard vs. North East
Girard hasn't had much luck against North East recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Girard Yellowjackets will venture away from home to challenge the North East Grape Pickers at 5:30 p.m. Girard will be strutting in after a victory while North East will be coming in after a defeat.
Girard will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Saturday, then bounced right back against Fort LeBoeuf on Tuesday. Everything went Girard's way against Fort LeBoeuf as Girard made off with a 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Despite a strong season so far, North East has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 8-0 to Cathedral Prep on Tuesday. One thing that didn't help the Grape Pickers' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Chaz Williams.
The victory snapped Girard's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-8 record. As for North East, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
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