Soccer Preview: Manchester vs. Huntington North
After three games on the road, Manchester is heading back home. They will welcome the Huntington North Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Manchester's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Oak Hill on Monday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Huntington North). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over DeKalb on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Vikings needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
They hit DeKalb with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ben Claghorn (2),
Isaiah Blair, and
Cooper Wigmore.
Manchester's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4-2. As for Huntington North, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7-1.
Manchester took their win against Huntington North in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 6-3. Will Manchester repeat their success, or does Huntington North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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