Soccer Preview: Northampton vs. Pleasant Valley
The Northampton Konkrete Kids will challenge the Pleasant Valley Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pleasant Valley is hoping to do what Stroudsburg couldn't on Monday: put an end to Northampton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Northampton's defense stepped up to hand Stroudsburg a 4-0 shutout. Give the Konkrete Kids' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley entered their tilt with Louis E. Dieruff on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Huskies. Give the Bears' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Louis E. Dieruff from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Andrew Espitia led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Northampton's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Pleasant Valley, they pushed their record up to 12-1-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Northampton took their win against Pleasant Valley in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Northampton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasant Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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