On Wednesday Pottsville will have to hit the road after six straight games at home. They will face off against the Blue Mountain Eagles at 6:15 p.m.
Pottsville's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Shenandoah Valley on Saturday. They came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Crimson Tide can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Blue Mountain had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Marian Catholic a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won nine matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Pottsville's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-11-1. As for Blue Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
Pottsville might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Blue Mountain in their previous meeting back in September. Can Pottsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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