Soccer Preview: Northwestern Lehigh vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond
Northwestern Lehigh is 9-1 against Notre Dame-Green Pond since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers will face off against the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Northwestern Lehigh will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Northwestern Lehigh is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Moravian Academy by a score of 2-0. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Cole Mertz and
Logan Mesics scored both of Northwestern Lehigh's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 34 goals.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame-Green Pond won against Palmerton on Wednesday with four goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Notre Dame-Green Pond blew past Shenandoah Valley 4-1. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won eight matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Northwestern Lehigh's victory bumped their record up to 23-0. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-5-1.
Everything went Northwestern Lehigh's way against Notre Dame-Green Pond in their previous matchup back in September, as Northwestern Lehigh made off with a 4-1 victory. Will Northwestern Lehigh repeat their success, or does Notre Dame-Green Pond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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