On Saturday McConnellsburg will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They and the West Branch Warriors are set to duel. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, McConnellsburg got the win against North Star by a conclusive 4-1. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 11 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Branch). They never let Moshannon Valley onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Tuesday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Black Knights/Damsels are ranked 431st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Branch's offense was hitting Moshannon Valley from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Sydney Sankey led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
McConnellsburg's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1-1. As for West Branch, their win bumped their record up to 10-3-4.
McConnellsburg came up short against West Branch in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can McConnellsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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