Soccer Game Preview: Forbes Road vs. North Star

Forbes Road will venture away from home to face off against the North Star Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Forbes Road's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Forbes Road fell victim to McConnellsburg and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 18-0. While losing is never fun, Forbes Road can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 554th, while McConnellsburg is ranked 47th).

Meanwhile, for the first time this season, North Star was forced to settle for a draw. They and Berlin Brothersvalley finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Monday.

North Star's draw makes their record 5-5-1 this season. As for Forbes Road, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.

Forbes Road might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from North Star in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can Forbes Road avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.