Soccer Preview: Southern Lehigh vs. Palmerton
Southern Lehigh has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Palmerton Blue Bombers at 4:00 p.m. Southern Lehigh will be strutting in after a victory while Palmerton will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Southern Lehigh earned a 3-1 win over Nazareth Area. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite a strong season so far, Palmerton has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of Saucon Valley by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday.
Southern Lehigh is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season. As for Palmerton, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3-1.
Southern Lehigh took their victory against Palmerton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Southern Lehigh repeat their success, or does Palmerton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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