Soccer Preview: Oley Valley vs. Lancaster Catholic
Oley Valley has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Lancaster Catholic Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Oley Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Kutztown on Thursday. They lost 5-0 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Lynx can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Cougars are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Lancaster Catholic's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Thursday. They fell just short of Lampeter-Strasburg by a score of 2-1. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Gianlucka Barboza, which was the first he's scored this season.
Oley Valley's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Lancaster Catholic, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Oley Valley skirted past Lancaster Catholic 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Oley Valley repeat their success, or does Lancaster Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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