Soccer Preview: Port Allegany vs. Elk County Catholic
Port Allegany and Elk County Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Port Allegany Gators will take on the Elk County Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elk County Catholic is hoping to do what Northern Potter couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Port Allegany's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Port Allegany's defense stepped up to hand Northern Potter a 4-0 shutout. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Panthers are ranked 517th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Elk County Catholic's way against Kane on Tuesday as Elk County Catholic made off with an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Port Allegany pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Elk County Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-5.
Port Allegany took their win against Elk County Catholic in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Port Allegany 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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