The Merion Mercy Academy Golden Bears's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Archbishop Carroll Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Merion Mercy Academy managed to keep up with Gwynedd Mercy Academy until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Merion Mercy Academy came up short against Gwynedd Mercy Academy, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Monarchs are ranked 199th).
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Archbishop Carroll's offense. They fell just short of Nazareth Academy by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Merion Mercy Academy dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Archbishop Carroll, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Merion Mercy Academy might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from Archbishop Carroll when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Merion Mercy Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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