The Kiski School Cougars are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm at 4:00 p.m.
Kiski School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Woodstock, who was ranked third at the time (Kiski School was ranked second). Kiski School fell 2-0 to Woodstock on Sunday. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Cougars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Mercersburg Academy came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Applemen as they made off with a 4-1 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Kiski School moved to 8-1-2 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Mercersburg Academy, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Kiski School took their win against Mercersburg Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kiski School 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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