Soccer Recap: Greater Johnstown Comes Up Short

Greater Johnstown and Westmont Hilltop pushed the score to 7-1 the last time they played Westmont Hilltop, but on Tuesday defenses reigned supreme. The Trojans fell just short of the Hilltoppers by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Greater Johnstown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 513th, while Westmont Hilltop are ranked 209th).

Greater Johnstown is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8. As for Westmont Hilltop, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season.

Greater Johnstown has already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Somerset on the 18th. As for Westmont Hilltop, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Richland on the 18th.