Soccer Recap: Northwestern Lehigh's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Nine

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Previous Games

09/18/25 vs Central Columbia	4-1
09/15/25 @ Palisades	8-2
09/13/25 @ Southern Lehigh	3-2
09/11/25 @ Pen Argyl	7-0
09/09/25 vs Bangor	5-0
+ 4 more games

Northwestern Lehigh had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 goals) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Central Columbia Bluejays with a sharp 4-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Northwestern Lehigh, who have now won eight matches by three goals or more so far this season.

Cole Mertz was the driving force of Northwestern Lehigh's attack as he scored all four of Northwestern Lehigh's goals, bringing his season total up to 20 goals.

Northwestern Lehigh's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Central Columbia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.

Looking ahead, Northwestern Lehigh will head out to take on Lehighton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northwestern Lehigh will be up against Lehighton's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.67 goals per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Central Columbia, they will be playing at home against Bloomsburg at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.