Soccer Preview: Standish-Sterling vs. Hemlock
Standish-Sterling has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Hemlock Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Standish-Sterling will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 369th, while Hemlock is ranked 135th).
If Standish-Sterling beats Hemlock with seven goals on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Standish-Sterling's defense stepped up to hand Millington a 7-0 shutout on Monday. That's two games straight that Standish-Sterling has won by exactly seven goals.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Hemlock was forced to settle for a draw. They and Nouvel Catholic Central finished up their game with a 1-1 draw last Monday.
Standish-Sterling's victory bumped their record up to 4-8-1. Hemlock's draw makes their record 8-2-1 this season.
Standish-Sterling might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Hemlock when the teams last played back in April. Can Standish-Sterling avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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