If Lehighton was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Saucon Valley last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lehighton Indians lost 9-1 to the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Tigers are ranked first).
Lehighton's goal came courtesy of
Jaxson Strauss, who's now up to four this season.
Lehighton's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4. As for Northwestern Lehigh, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Lehighton is on the road again on Wednesday to play Wilson Area at 4:00 p.m. As for Northwestern Lehigh, they will challenge Central Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Columbia is on a four-game streak of home wins, Northwestern Lehigh a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the pitch.
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