The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Seneca Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mercyhurst Prep's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Iroquois as Mercyhurst Prep made off with a 5-0 win. The Lakers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
They hit Iroquois with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Molly Taylor (2),
Ireland Kaercher,
Sarah Herman, and
Ashland Kaercher.
Meanwhile, Seneca put another one in the bag last Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Iroquois. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Braves are ranked 456th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mercyhurst Prep is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Seneca, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Mercyhurst Prep might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Seneca in their previous meeting back in September. Can Mercyhurst Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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