Soccer Preview: Berks Catholic vs. Tulpehocken
The Berks Catholic Saints are taking a road trip to challenge the Tulpehocken Trojans at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Berks Catholic will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Dayspring Christian Academy on Thursday. Berks Catholic never let Dayspring Christian Academy onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Warriors are ranked 512th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tulpehocken, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past Hamburg 5-0 on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Trojans needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Berks Catholic now has a winning record of 8-7-2. As for Tulpehocken, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
Berks Catholic skirted past Tulpehocken 1-0 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berks Catholic since the squad 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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