Soccer Preview: Lehighton vs. Northwestern Lehigh
The Lehighton Indians will challenge the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lehighton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Northwestern Lehigh will come in with ten straight wins.
Lehighton's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Saucon Valley on Saturday. They lost 8-0 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Panthers are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh kept a clean sheet against Pen Argyl on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over the Green Knights. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by three goals or more this season.
Lehighton's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Lehighton suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Northwestern Lehigh in their previous meeting back in October of 2016. Will Lehighton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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