Soccer Preview: Lehighton vs. Palisades
Lehighton has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Palisades Pirates at 2:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Lehighton beat Minersville 4-2.
Lehighton hit Minersville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Konner Nalesnik,
Phillip Ebbert,
Jacib Anthony, and
Connor Dugan.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Palisades ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They beat Jim Thorpe by a goal, winning 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Pirates were the better team in the second half.
Lehighton pushed their record up to 7-8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Palisades, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8-1 record this season.
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