Soccer Preview: Walkersville vs. Smithsburg
Walkersville and Smithsburg are an even 2-2-2 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Walkersville Lions will face off against the Smithsburg Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Walkersville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Clear Spring an 8-0 shutout on Monday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Blazers are ranked 110th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walkersville's offense was hitting Clear Spring from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Melisa Hansen led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Smithsburg made sure to put some goals up on the board against Williamsport on Monday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Leopards, who have now won four matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Walkersville's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Smithsburg, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Walkersville took their victory against Smithsburg in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walkersville since the team 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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