Soccer Game Preview: La Salle College vs. Emmaus

The La Salle College Explorers will square off against the Emmaus Hornets on Tuesday. La Salle College is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.

La Salle College is returning to their home pitch after beating Northeast on theirs, despite the fact Northeast has dominated at home this season. The Explorers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Vikings 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given La Salle College's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Northeast are ranked tenth).

Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Emmaus can now relate to. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. Emmaus' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

La Salle College's win bumped their record up to 13-5-3. As for Emmaus, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-2-3.