Soccer Preview: Mercer vs. West Middlesex
Mercer has gone 9-1 against West Middlesex recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Mercer Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the West Middlesex Big Reds at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mercer is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Wilmington just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, West Middlesex and Hickory combined for 32 shots on goal on Thursday, which explains the impressive six total goals scored. West Middlesex lost 5-1 to Hickory. While losing is never fun, the Big Reds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 424th, while the Hornets are ranked 137th).
West Middlesex's goal came courtesy of
Johnathan Young, who's now up to seven this season.
Mercer's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for West Middlesex, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7-1 record this season.
Mercer beat West Middlesex by a goal in their previous meeting on September 10th, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercer since the squad 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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