Soccer Preview: Juniata vs. Shikellamy
The Juniata Indians will head out to face off against the Shikellamy Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Juniata has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Shikellamy will arrive with four straight wins.
Juniata is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Halifax on Wednesday. Juniata lost 7-3 to Halifax. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 38th).
Meanwhile, Shikellamy kept a clean sheet against Bloomsburg on Tuesday. They blew past the Panthers 3-0. Fans of the Braves have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goal.
Cole Lynch and
Jesse Kearney scored all three of Shikellamy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Juniata's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Shikellamy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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