Soccer Preview: North Schuylkill vs. Pottsville
North Schuylkill has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Pottsville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on North Schuylkill, who comes in off a win.
North Schuylkill will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Pine Grove, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. North Schuylkill beat Pine Grove by a goal, winning 3-2.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Pottsville was not quite Central Columbia's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Bluejays by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Crimson Tide can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Bluejays are ranked eighth).
The victory got North Schuylkill back to even at 2-2. As for Pottsville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-4-1 record.
North Schuylkill came up short against Pottsville in their previous matchup back in September, falling 4-2. Can North Schuylkill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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