The Mechanicville Red Raiders and the Greenville Spartans are set to duel on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Mechanicville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Cobleskill-Richmondville a 1-0 shutout. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Greenville came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Blackbirds , sneaking past 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for the Spartans as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Jonas Britton and
Beckett Kosich scored both of Greenville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Mechanicville is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-0-2 record this season. As for Greenville, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2-3.
Mechanicville beat Greenville 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Mechanicville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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