The Penn-Trafford Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yough Cougars at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Penn-Trafford will be strutting in after a victory while Yough will be coming in after a defeat.
Penn-Trafford took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand West Mifflin an 8-0 shutout. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Titans are ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Penn-Trafford's offense was hitting West Mifflin from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
J.J. Porter led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Yough's offense. They came up short against Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday, falling 5-0. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Penn-Trafford pushed their record up to 6-4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Yough, their loss dropped their record down to 4-5-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
