Soccer Preview: Catasauqua vs. Northern Lehigh
The Catasauqua Rough Riders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m.
Last Saturday, Catasauqua didn't have quite enough to beat Notre Dame-Green Pond and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Northern Lehigh entered their tilt with Jim Thorpe on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Olympians onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. It was an even better day for Mikayla Gordon as she scored three goals for her team.
Something new happened on Wednesday as Katelynn Barthold saw her first action of the season, playing 15 minutes against Jim Thorpe. Barthold made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Catasauqua dropped their record down to 1-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Northern Lehigh, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Catasauqua might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Northern Lehigh when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Catasauqua avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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