Soccer Preview: Emmaus vs. Nazareth Area
Emmaus has gone 9-1 against Nazareth Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Emmaus Hornets will head out to challenge the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Emmaus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.4 goals per game this season.
Emmaus will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against East Stroudsburg North on Tuesday. Emmaus never let East Stroudsburg North onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won seven games by five goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting East Stroudsburg North from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Canyon Reinhardt led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Nazareth Area was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Louis E. Dieruff could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Emmaus pushed their record up to 13-1-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Nazareth Area's draw gives them a new season record of 6-6-1.
Everything went Emmaus' way against Nazareth Area in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Emmaus made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Emmaus since the team 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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