The Southmoreland Scotties will square off against the Yough Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Tuesday, Southmoreland didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Pleasant and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Scotties can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Vikings are ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, Yough entered their contest against Charleroi on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Yough came up short against Charleroi, falling 8-2. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Yough was already down 4-1.
Southmoreland's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Yough, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1.
Southmoreland might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Yough when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Southmoreland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
