Soccer Preview: Kennard-Dale vs. Hershey
The Kennard-Dale Rams are taking a road trip to square off against the Hershey Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Kennard-Dale is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Lower Dauphin on Saturday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rams came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Falcons are ranked 258th).
Meanwhile, Hershey had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Patriots 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Trojans were the better team in the second half.
Kennard-Dale's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2-1. As for Hershey, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season.
Kennard-Dale might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Hershey when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Kennard-Dale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
