Athens is 10-0 against Williamson since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Athens Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Williamson Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Athens' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on North Penn-Mansfield with a sharp 4-0 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Tigers are ranked 457th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Williamson won against Wyalusing Valley last Thursday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Williamson walked away with a 2-0 win over North Penn-Mansfield. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly two goals.
The victory made it two in a row for Athens and bumps their season record up to 10-2. As for Williamson, they pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Athens was able to grind out a solid victory over Williamson in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Athens since the team 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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