Soccer Preview: Lower Merion vs. Strath Haven
After two games on the road, Lower Merion is heading back home. They will welcome the Strath Haven Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are at an even 4-4-1 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long.
Lower Merion's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Upper Darby with a sharp 7-0 victory. Considering the Aces have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Strath Haven had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Fightin' Tigers. Give the Panthers' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Maddie Fanning and
Annie Dignazio scored both of Strath Haven's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Lower Merion's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Strath Haven, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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