The Montoursville Warriors will face off against the North Penn-Liberty Mountie at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Montoursville will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Montoursville will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Danville, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Montoursville beat Danville by a goal, winning 3-2. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Ironmen are ranked 158th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Bryce Winslow scored all three of Montoursville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, North Penn-Liberty entered their contest against Wellsboro on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. North Penn-Liberty lost 4-1 to Wellsboro. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Tayton Strange was handed one for the Mountie, while the Hornets got theirs courtesy of Micaiah Fitch.
Montoursville's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for North Penn-Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Montoursville took their victory against North Penn-Liberty in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montoursville since the team 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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