The Sharpsville Blue Devils will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the North East Grape Pickers at 11:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, Sharpsville needed a bit of extra time to put away Mercer. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs out 2-1. That's two games straight that the Blue Devils have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, North East made sure to put some goals up on the board against Girard on Thursday. They skirted past the Yellowjackets 4-3. Given the Grape Pickers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North East hit Girard with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Joel Morey (2),
Tommy Hartner, and
Kai Vanderweele.
Sharpsville pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for North East, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
