Soccer Preview: Lancaster Catholic vs. Eastern Lebanon County
The Lancaster Catholic Crusaders will venture away from home to challenge the Eastern Lebanon County Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lancaster Catholic will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Lancaster Catholic's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Lancaster Mennonite. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Blazers are ranked 182nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson Spangler and
Stephen Scott scored both of Lancaster Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, neither Eastern Lebanon County nor Berks Catholic could gain the upper hand on Wednesday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Lancaster Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. With that draw, Eastern Lebanon County's record moves to 2-0-2.
Lancaster Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Eastern Lebanon County when the teams last played back in September of 2017, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lancaster Catholic 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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