Soccer Preview: Central Dauphin East vs. Altoona
The Central Dauphin East Panthers will challenge the Altoona Mountain Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Central Dauphin East has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Altoona will arrive with five straight wins.
Central Dauphin East's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Palmyra on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Altoona kept a clean sheet against Bishop McDevitt on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Crusaders out 1-0. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Crusaders are ranked 160th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Altoona's one-goal win came courtesy of
Jace Black, who's now up to five this season.
Central Dauphin East's loss dropped their record down to 0-6-1. As for Altoona, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
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