Soccer Preview: Bethlehem Catholic vs. Easton Area
Bethlehem Catholic hasn't had much luck against Easton Area recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Bethlehem Catholic Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Easton Area Rovers at 4:00 p.m. Bethlehem Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Easton Area will be coming in after a defeat.
Easton Area better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Bethlehem Catholic really get things going. Bethlehem Catholic's defense stepped up to hand Whitehall a 3-0 shutout on Monday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by three goals or more this season.
Tallia Hill was the driving force of Bethlehem Catholic's attack as she scored all three of Bethlehem Catholic's goals, bringing her season total up to eight goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 goals the game before, Easton Area was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Northampton by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Rovers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Konkrete Kids are ranked 47th).
The win snapped Bethlehem Catholic's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record. As for Easton Area, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
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