Soccer Preview: Athens vs. Wellsboro
Athens is 2-8 against Wellsboro since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Athens Wildcats will head out to square off against the Wellsboro Hornets at 5:30 p.m. Athens will be strutting in after a victory while Wellsboro will be coming in after a loss.
Athens' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They skirted past Towanda 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Wellsboro's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 5-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hughesville. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Hornets came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Spartans are ranked 286th).
Alex Citrino and
Micaiah Fitch scored all three of Wellsboro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Athens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4-1 record this season. As for Wellsboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
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