The Francis Scott Key Eagles will face off against the Smithsburg Leopards at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Francis Scott Key finally turned things around against Catoctin on Thursday. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. It was an even better day for Abagail Rieger as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Smithsburg made easy work of South Hagerstown on Thursday and carried off a 9-0 win. Considering the Leopards have won five games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Francis Scott Key's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11. As for Smithsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-1 record this season.
Francis Scott Key suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Smithsburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can Francis Scott Key avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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