Soccer Preview: Saucon Valley vs. Northern Lehigh
Saucon Valley has gone 8-2 against Northern Lehigh recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Saucon Valley Panthers will look to defend their home pitch against the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Saucon Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Northwestern Lehigh just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Northern Lehigh's offense. They lost 6-0 to Northwestern Lehigh on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Tigers are ranked 15th).
Saucon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Northern Lehigh, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6-1.
Everything went Saucon Valley's way against Northern Lehigh when the teams last played back in September, as Saucon Valley made off with an 8-1 win. Does Saucon Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northern Lehigh turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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