The Mt. Pleasant Vikings will take on the Waynesburg Central Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Pleasant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
Mt. Pleasant's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Greensburg Salem. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Golden Lions are ranked 461st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyke Snyder and
Jarett Garn scored both of Mt. Pleasant's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Waynesburg Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Southmoreland. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Raiders couldn't quite close it out.
The win made it two in a row for Mt. Pleasant and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Waynesburg Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-1.
Mt. Pleasant took their victory against Waynesburg Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Mt. Pleasant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Waynesburg Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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