Soccer Preview: Whitehall vs. Pocono Mountain West
Whitehall is 7-0 against Pocono Mountain West since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Whitehall Zephyrs will be playing at home against the Pocono Mountain West Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Whitehall's last five games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Whitehall is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against William Allen last Wednesday. Whitehall fell just short of William Allen by a score of 3-2. The result was nothing new for the Zephyrs as the team haven't won a game since September 13th.
Meanwhile, Pocono Mountain West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Parkland, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Trojans are ranked 24th).
Whitehall's loss dropped their record down to 1-7-3. As for Pocono Mountain West, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Whitehall was able to grind out a solid victory over Pocono Mountain West in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 5-3. Does Whitehall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pocono Mountain West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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