The Mifflin Punchers are taking a road trip to take on the Cristo Rey Cougar at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mifflin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Mifflin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Whetstone on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Braves. While losing is never fun, the Punchers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Braves are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Cristo Rey was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Columbus International. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougar in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost six in a row.
Cristo Rey's goal came courtesy of
Matthew Roberts, who's now up to ten this season.
Mifflin's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cristo Rey, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
Mifflin took their win against Cristo Rey in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 8-0. Does Mifflin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cristo Rey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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