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| 09/21/24 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 09/09/23 - Away | 11-0 W |
| 09/29/18 - Away | 2-0 W |
Pennington has gone a perfect 3-0 against Mercersburg Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Red Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Storm at 1:00 p.m. One thing working in Pennington's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last four matches.
Pennington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Hunterdon Central, who was ranked 18th at the time (Pennington was ranked 19th). The Red Hawks were the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over the Red Devils on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Pennington, who have now won six matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mercersburg Academy's contest on Wednesday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. Their defense stepped up to hand Spring Mills a 3-0 shutout.
Mercersburg Academy hit the Cardinals with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ewan McDowell, Christian Garcia-Rivas, and Grant Wilkinson.
Pennington has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those six matchups. As for Mercersburg Academy, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Pennington took their win against Mercersburg Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Hawks 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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