Soccer Preview: Palmyra vs. Hershey
The Palmyra Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Hershey Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Palmyra's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
It was a proper cat-fight when Palmyra challenged Central Dauphin East on Monday. Palmyra never let Central Dauphin East onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Panthers are ranked 480th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hershey's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Lower Dauphin by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by just one goal.
The victory got Palmyra back to even at 6-6-4. As for Hershey, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5-1.
Palmyra came up short against Hershey in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Can Palmyra 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
