Wellsboro is 8-2 against Athens since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Wellsboro Hornets will host the Athens Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Wellsboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.5 goals per game this season.
Wellsboro is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hughesville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 5-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Hornets came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Spartans are ranked 286th).
Alex Citrino and
Micaiah Fitch scored all three of Wellsboro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Meanwhile, Athens kept a clean sheet against Towanda on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Black Knights out 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Wellsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Athens, the win got them back to even at 4-4-1.
Wellsboro beat Athens by a goal in their previous meeting on September 3rd, winning 1-0. Will Wellsboro repeat their success, or does Athens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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