Soccer Preview: Exeter Township Meets Reading

The Exeter Township Eagles will challenge the Reading Red KNights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Exeter Township's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Reading has been banged up by 10 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

If Exeter Township beats Reading with three goals on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Eagles walked away with a 3-1 victory over Muhlenberg on Wednesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Exeter Township's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Muhlenberg are ranked 205th).

Meanwhile, Reading came up short against Penn Manor on Thursday, falling 4-1.

Exeter Township has now won three of their last four games on the road. That's given a solid lift to their 9-3-3 record this season. The road wins were made possible by their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four contests. As for Reading, they have now lost nine of their last 10 games at home. That's part of the reason why they have a 1-15-1 record this season.