Soccer Preview: Whitehall vs. Bethlehem Catholic
The Whitehall Zephyrs are taking a road trip to square off against the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Whitehall's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Parkland on Saturday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Zephyrs have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 5-0 to Freedom. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Patriots are ranked 26th).
This is the second loss in a row for Whitehall and nudges their season record down to 1-5-2. As for Bethlehem Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Whitehall beat Bethlehem Catholic by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitehall 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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