Soccer Preview: Middletown vs. Susquehanna Township
Middletown is 8-1-1 against Susquehanna Township since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Middletown Blue Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Susquehanna Township HANNA at 4:00 p.m. Middletown is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Middletown is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Altoona on Saturday. They lost 4-0 to the Mountain Lions. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Susquehanna Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of Harrisburg by a score of 1-0.
Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Susquehanna Township, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Middletown's way against Susquehanna Township in their previous matchup on September 5th, as Middletown made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middletown 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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