The Elmira Express will venture away from home to square off against the Athens Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Elmira is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Elmira sidestepped Horseheads for a 2-1 win.
Spencer Wheeler and
Kaelan Brenen-Buseck scored both of Elmira's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Athens was not quite Wellsboro's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 1-0. 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 321st, while the Hornets are ranked 120th).
Elmira's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Athens, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5-1 record.
Elmira beat Athens by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elmira since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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