Altoona has gone 9-1 against Central Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Altoona Mountain Lions will challenge the Central Mountain Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Altoona's last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Altoona is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Selinsgrove on Saturday. They fell just short of the Seals by a score of 2-1. The Mountain Lions have struggled against the Seals recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Altoona's goal came courtesy of
Sophia O'Dea, who's now up to 11 this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Central Mountain's offense. They lost 8-0 to Selinsgrove on Thursday. 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 399th, while the Seals are ranked 118th).
Altoona's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Central Mountain, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Altoona's way against Central Mountain when the teams last played back in September, as Altoona made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Altoona 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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