Soccer Preview: Fannett Metal vs. Northern Bedford County
Fannett Metal and Northern Bedford County are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. Fannett Metal will head out on the road to take on the Northern Bedford County Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fannett Metal is headed into the contest having not lost since September 6 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Berlin Brothersvalley a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. Given Fannett Metal's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while Berlin Brothersvalley is ranked 405th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northern Bedford County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They beat the Black Knights/Damsels by a goal, winning 5-4. Hannah Yeatts was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Fannett Metal is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season. As for Northern Bedford County, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Fannett Metal came up short against Northern Bedford County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Fannett Metal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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