Soccer Preview: Meridian vs. Mountain View
On Wednesday Meridian will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Mountain View Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Meridian is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Caldwell on Tuesday. Meridian came up short against Caldwell, falling 4-1. One reason for the loss might be the Warriors' aggressive play style: Tanner Hislop and Nicolas Ramirez Munar were both handed yellow cards.
Meridian's goal came courtesy of
Nate Lynch, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Mountain View faced Boise in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Mountain View took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Boise. The Mavericks have struggled against the Brave recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meridian's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mountain View, they now have a losing record at 2-3-2.
Meridian came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain View when the teams last played back in August of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Meridian 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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