Soccer Preview: Pocono Mountain West vs. Freedom
Pocono Mountain West is 0-5 against Freedom since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pocono Mountain West Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Freedom Patriots at 4:00 p.m.
Pocono Mountain West's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Emmaus on Monday. They came up short against the Hornets, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Hornets are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Freedom waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Vikings a 5-0 shutout. The Patriots' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for Pocono Mountain West and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Freedom, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Pocono Mountain West suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Freedom in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Pocono Mountain West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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