If Mifflin was riding high off their 16-0 takedown of Linden-McKinley last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mifflin Punchers fell 3-1 to the Whetstone Braves on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Punchers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Braves are ranked 120th).
Mifflin's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Whetstone, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mifflin will head out to challenge Cristo Rey at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cristo Rey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season. As for Whetstone, they are taking a road trip to face off against Beechcroft at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are at an even 3-3-1 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long.
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