The Altoona Mountain Lions will square off against the Middletown Blue Raiders at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Altoona will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Altoona is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Shikellamy just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 5-2 to the Braves. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Braves are ranked 20th).
Sophia O'Dea and
Allison Little scored both of Altoona's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Middletown was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to East Pennsboro.
Altoona's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Middletown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-1.
Altoona took their win against Middletown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Altoona repeat their success, or does Middletown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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