Soccer Preview: Pottsgrove vs. Pottstown
Pottsgrove is 10-0 against Pottstown since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pottsgrove Falcons are on the road again to play the Pottstown Trojans at 3:45 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Pottsgrove's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Owen J. Roberts last Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Wildcats are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Pottstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Upper Merion Area, falling 8-0. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly eight goals.
Pottsgrove's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Pottstown, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Pottsgrove took their win against Pottstown in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pottsgrove 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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