The Troy Trojans will square off against the Midd-West Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Troy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Abington Heights last Saturday. They came up short against the Comets, falling 7-1. While losing is never fun, Troy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Abington Heights are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Midd-West rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Tigers 3-0. The match was close at halftime, but Midd-West turned on the heat in the second half with two goals.
Maci Tittle and Ava Aitkins scored all three of Midd-West's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
The defeat snapped Troy's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 12-3 record. As for Midd-West, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8-1 record this season.
Troy couldn't quite get it done against Midd-West in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as they fell 3-1. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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