Soccer Game Preview: Mercersburg Academy Plays at Home

The Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm will start their season against the Washington Patriots. Kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Washington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Martinsburg, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Washington was ranked 18th). Washington fell 3-1 to Martinsburg on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty six goals in the game before, the Patriots couldn't push the score so high this time.

The defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2-1 record. As for Mercersburg Academy, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they finished on the wrong side of .500 (6-8-3), but they'll be hoping to turn things around this year.

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