Soccer Preview: Millville vs. Hughesville
Millville is 0-4 against Hughesville since September of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Millville Quakers will square off against the Hughesville Spartans at 11:00 a.m. Millville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Millville didn't have quite enough to beat South Williamsport and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 31st).
Larissa Evans wasn't going to let South Williamsport walk away unscathed as she scored both of Millville's goals, bringing her season total up to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Hughesville entered their tilt with Loyalsock Township on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 3-0 victory. Give the Spartans' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
This is the second loss in a row for Millville and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Hughesville, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Millville came up short against Hughesville in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, falling 2-0. Can Millville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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