Shamokin Area is 2-7 against Hughesville since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Shamokin Area Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Hughesville Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Shamokin Area is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Bloomsburg on Monday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Indians couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Hughesville didn't have done well against Southern Columbia Area recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Hughesville beat Southern Columbia Area by a goal, winning 3-2. The win was all the more spectacular given the Spartans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Tigers are ranked 99th).
Sam Haddon was the driving force of Hughesville's attack as he scored all three of Hughesville's goals, bringing his season total up to seven goals.
Shamokin Area now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Hughesville, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Shamokin Area suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Hughesville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Shamokin Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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