The Athens Wildcats will challenge the Central Mountain Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Athens is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They fell just short of Troy by a score of 2-1 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Trojans are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Central Mountain challenged Bloomsburg on Tuesday. Central Mountain came up short against Bloomsburg, falling 11-0.
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Central Mountain, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.
Athens came up short against Central Mountain in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Athens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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