Soccer Preview: Ephrata vs. Manheim Township
The Ephrata Mountaineers will host the Manheim Township Blue Streaks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Ephrata's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They beat Cedar Crest by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mountaineers.
Meanwhile, Manheim Township had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Falcons out 2-1. Given the Blue Streaks' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Falcons are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mya Zeigler and
Nikki Nguyen scored both of Manheim Township's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Ephrata's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Manheim Township, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
Ephrata suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Manheim Township in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Ephrata have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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