Soccer Game Preview: Central Mountain on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 2:32am

Soccer Preview: Central Mountain vs. Danville

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Central Mountain hasn't had much luck against Danville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Central Mountain Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Danville Ironmen at 5:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Central Mountain is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to Milton. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.

Meanwhile, Danville didn't have quite enough to beat Selinsgrove on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Ironmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Seals are ranked 92nd).

Central Mountain now has a losing record at 3-4-1. As for Danville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-1 record this season.

Central Mountain beat Danville by a goal when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-1. Will Central Mountain repeat their success, or does Danville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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