North East has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Meadville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
North East is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Fairview on Monday. They lost 6-0 to the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Grape Pickers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Tigers are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Meadville made sure to put some goals up on the board against Bradford on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Owls as they made off with a 6-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
North East's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Meadville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
North East was able to grind out a solid win over Meadville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for North East 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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