Millersburg and Juniata are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Millersburg Indians will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Juniata Indians at 4:00 p.m.
Millersburg's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Susquenita on Monday. They came up short against the Blackhawks, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Blackhawks are ranked 148th).
Meanwhile, Juniata entered their tilt with Halifax on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 5-0 shutout. Considering the Indians have won five contests by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Millersburg has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Juniata, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Millersburg might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Juniata in their previous meeting last Saturday. Can Millersburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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