Soccer Preview: Emmaus vs. East Stroudsburg South
Emmaus is 7-0 against East Stroudsburg South since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Emmaus Hornets will head out to face off against the East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers at 3:30 p.m. Emmaus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Emmaus took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Easton Area , sneaking past 1-0. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Rovers are ranked 317th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emmaus' one-goal win came courtesy of
Miles Cook, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, East Stroudsburg South was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They came up short against Northampton, falling 5-0. The Cavaliers haven't had much luck with the Konkrete Kids recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Emmaus pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for East Stroudsburg South, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-2.
Everything went Emmaus' way against East Stroudsburg South in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Emmaus made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Emmaus since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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