West Middlesex is 1-9 against Mercer since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The West Middlesex Big Reds will host the Mercer Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
West Middlesex is coming into the contest fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Hickory that saw the pair combine for 32 shots on goal. West Middlesex came up short against Hickory on Thursday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Big Reds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 424th, while the Hornets are ranked 137th).
West Middlesex's goal came courtesy of
Johnathan Young, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Mercer's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Wilmington by a score of 2-1.
This is the second loss in a row for West Middlesex and nudges their season record down to 4-7-1. As for Mercer, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
