Soccer Preview: Houghton Academy vs. Keshequa
The Houghton Academy Panthers will challenge the Keshequa Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Houghton Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Bolivar-Richburg and fell 3-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Wolverines are ranked 388th).
Meanwhile, Keshequa had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Warsaw/Letchworth a 3-0 shutout. Considering the Indians have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ian Hinrich and
Aiden Howe scored all three of Keshequa's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Houghton Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season. As for Keshequa, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-5-2.
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