The United Lions will challenge the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. United is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
United fought the good fight in their overtime game against Forest Hills on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rangers by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 379th, while the Rangers are ranked 146th).
United's goal came courtesy of
Garin Fisher, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Philipsburg-Osceola brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They put the hurt on Clearfield with a sharp 4-1 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Mountaineers have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
United's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-7-1. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, the win snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 8-6-1 record.
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