State College is 9-1 against Altoona since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The State College Little Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Altoona Mountain Lions at 7:30 p.m.
State College's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Cumberland Valley on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Little Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Eagles are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Altoona had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They never let the Blue Raiders onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The Mountain Lions' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven matches.
They hit Middletown with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Colin Etters,
Mazin Ahmed,
Troy Peterman, and
Jace Black.
State College has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-3 record this season. As for Altoona, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Everything went State College's way against Altoona when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as State College made off with a 5-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for State College 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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