The Smithsburg Leopards will take on the Francis Scott Key Eagles at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Smithsburg's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, Smithsburg finally turned things around against South Hagerstown on Thursday. Neither they nor the Rebels could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time the Leopards have been dealt a draw since back in August.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Francis Scott Key). They put the hurt on Catoctin with a sharp 6-1 victory on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Their offense was hitting Catoctin from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Troy DeFoor led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
With that draw, Smithsburg's record moves to 0-10-2. As for Francis Scott Key, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8-1 record this season.
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