Soccer Preview: Bloomsburg vs. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional
The Bloomsburg Panthers will challenge the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bloomsburg's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Bloomsburg needed a bit of extra time to put away Juniata Christian. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Juniata Christian 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Justin Pegg and
Reuben Draus scored both of Bloomsburg's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Our Lady of Lourdes Regional). They were the clear victor by a 6-2 margin over Marian Catholic on Tuesday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-1.
Bloomsburg's win bumped their record up to 3-4-1. As for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-1-2 record this season.
Everything went Bloomsburg's way against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional when the teams last played back in October of 2019 as Bloomsburg made off with a 6-0 victory. Will Bloomsburg repeat their success, or does Our Lady of Lourdes Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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