Soccer Preview: Hazleton Area vs. Pittston
The Hazleton Area Cougars will challenge the Pittston Patriots at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Hazleton Area and five for Pittston.
Hazleton Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They came up short against Wyoming Valley West on Monday, falling 6-2. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Spartans are ranked 148th).
Meanwhile, Pittston came up short against Wilkes-Barre on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Hazleton Area's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Pittston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Hazleton Area came up short against Pittston in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Hazleton Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
