Soccer Preview: North Pocono vs. Scranton
North Pocono has gone 9-0-1 against Scranton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The North Pocono Trojans will welcome the Scranton Knights at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Pocono has six straight victories, Scranton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
North Pocono's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Valley View. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by five goals or more this season.
They hit Valley View with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Eliot Bowen (2),
Gavin Phillips, and
Billy Barker.
Meanwhile, Scranton entered their game against Delaware Valley on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Scranton fell just short of Delaware Valley by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Warriors are ranked 124th).
North Pocono's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Scranton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
North Pocono was able to grind out a solid victory over Scranton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does North Pocono have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scranton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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