Soccer Recap: Wilkes-Barre Drops Highest Score of Season Against Crestwood

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Team Score (Highest)

09/20/25 vs Crestwood	8
08/22/25 @ West Scranton	5
09/05/25 vs Greater Nanticoke Area	4
09/09/25 @ Wyoming Valley West	2
09/11/25 vs Pittston	1

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wilkes-Barre). They blew past the Crestwood Comets 8-1 on Saturday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-0.

Wilkes-Barre hit Crestwood with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Johnny Mendola (4), Leandro Espinoza (2), Ronaldo Mejia, and Diego Leva.

Wilkes-Barre pushed their record up to 5-4-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for Crestwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-8-1 record this season.

Wilkes-Barre wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 1-0 win against Dallas on the 23rd. As for Crestwood, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 4-3 defeat against Pittston on the 23rd.