The Halifax Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the East Juniata Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Halifax will be strutting in after a win while East Juniata will be coming in after a defeat.
While Halifax's victory against Juniata wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Indians on Monday. That's two games straight that Halifax have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, East Juniata was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Southern Columbia Area, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, East Juniata can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 386th, while Southern Columbia Area is ranked 178th).
Halifax has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. As for East Juniata, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went Halifax's way against East Juniata in their previous meeting last Monday, as Halifax made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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