Soccer Preview: Fairmont Heights vs. Potomac
The Fairmont Heights Hornets will head out to challenge the Potomac Wolverines at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Fairmont Heights sitting on three straight victories and Potomac on five.
If Fairmont Heights beats Potomac with five goals on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Fairmont Heights put the hurt on Suitland with a sharp 5-1 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won three matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Potomac hadn't done well against International High School at Langley Park recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Potomac had just enough and edged International High School at Langley Park out 2-1. That's two games straight that the Wolverines have won by just one goal.
Fairmont Heights' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Potomac, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Everything went Fairmont Heights' way against Potomac in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Fairmont Heights made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairmont Heights since the squad 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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