If Upper Merion Area was riding high fresh off their 5-1 takedown of Pope John Paul II on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vikings fell 3-1 to the Phoenixville Phantoms on Friday. While losing is never fun, Upper Merion Area can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Phoenixville are ranked 81st).
Upper Merion Area's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-6. As for Phoenixville, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Upper Merion Area is set to challenge their familiar foe Pottstown at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Phoenixville will square off against rival Upper Perkiomen at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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