The North Hagerstown Hubs are taking a road trip to square off against the Smithsburg Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Hagerstown's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
North Hagerstown had taken Linganore down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. The Hubs fell 3-1 to the Lancers. While losing is never fun, North Hagerstown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Linganore are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Smithsburg fell victim to Clear Spring and their airtight defense on Monday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blazers. Smithsburg haven't had much luck with Clear Spring recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Smithsburg's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for North Hagerstown, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Everything went North Hagerstown's way against Smithsburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, as North Hagerstown made off with a 7-2 victory. Will the Hubs repeat their success, or do the Leopards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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