Harbor Creek has gone 8-2 against Girard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Harbor Creek Huskies are taking a road trip to square off against the Girard Yellowjackets at 3:30 p.m. Girard took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Harbor Creek, who comes in off a win.
Girard better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Harbor Creek really get things going. Harbor Creek blew past Fort LeBoeuf 3-0 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won eight games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 2-2 at halftime, Girard was not quite North East's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Grape Pickers by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Grape Pickers are ranked 38th).
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Braxton Johnson scored all three of Girard's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Harbor Creek's win bumped their record up to 10-6-1. As for Girard, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Harbor Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Girard in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harbor Creek since the squad 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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