Soccer Preview: Lower Dauphin vs. Hershey
The Lower Dauphin Falcons will square off against the Hershey Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lower Dauphin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Lower Dauphin took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Central Dauphin East a 4-0 shutout. Ethan Amici was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Hershey had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 2-0. Give the Trojans' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Lower Dauphin now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hershey, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Lower Dauphin might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Hershey when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Lower Dauphin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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