Soccer Preview: Crestwood vs. Hazleton Area
Crestwood has gone 7-0 against Hazleton Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Crestwood Comets will take on the Hazleton Area Cougars at 4:15 p.m. Crestwood will be strutting in after a win while Hazleton Area will be coming in after a loss.
Crestwood will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Saturday, then bounced right back against Pittston last Monday. Crestwood never let Pittston onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Considering the Comets have won five games by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Hazleton Area was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They lost 5-1 to Berwick. The Cougars have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Monday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Hazleton Area's goal came courtesy of
Jayla Thomas, who's now up to five this season.
Crestwood's win bumped their record up to 6-2-1. As for Hazleton Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Crestwood took their victory against Hazleton Area in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crestwood since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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