Montour and West Allegheny are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long. The Montour Spartans are on the road again on Thursday to play the West Allegheny Indians at 7:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Montour didn't have quite enough to beat Ambridge and fell 4-3. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Spartans came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Bridgers are ranked 410th).
Andrew Prunier and
Dom Passaro scored all three of Montour's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, West Allegheny was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 7-1 to Moon Area. The Indians were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-1.
Montour's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for West Allegheny, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-6 record.
Montour came out on top in a nail-biter against West Allegheny in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montour 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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