Mechanicville is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Saranac is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mechanicville Red Raiders and the Saranac Spartans are set to duel on Saturday. Mechanicville knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Saranac likes a good challenge.
Mechanicville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Tamarac as Mechanicville made off with a 7-0 victory. Considering the Red Raiders have won 11 matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Tamarac with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Maddy Hopeck (3),
Gianna Pitts (2),
Evie Dowd, and
Tanner Eiseman.
Meanwhile, Saranac beat Peru 3-1 on Wednesday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Nighthawks are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mechanicville's win bumped their record up to 12-0-1. As for Saranac, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which lines up perfectly with their 7-2-1 record this season.
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