Plum is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Fox Chapel is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Plum Mustangs will welcome the Fox Chapel Foxes at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Plum had just enough and edged Norwin out 2-1. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Knights are ranked 49th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luke Hoburg and
Andy Strasser scored both of Plum's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Fox Chapel sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over North Allegheny on Thursday.
Plum's victory bumped their record up to 14-0-3. As for Fox Chapel, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-1.
Plum came up short against Fox Chapel in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, falling 4-2. Can Plum avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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