Coatesville has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the Great Valley Patriots are set to duel on Monday. Coatesville's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Coatesville's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Oxford on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Hornets are ranked 153rd).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Great Valley made sure to put some goals up on the board against Avon Grove on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Red Devils a 5-0 shutout. Considering the Patriots have won seven matchups by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Avon Grove from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Coatesville's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Great Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3-2.
Coatesville might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Great Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Coatesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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