The Lehighton Indians will take on the Catasauqua Rough Riders at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lehighton will be strutting in after a win while Catasauqua will be coming in after a loss.
Lehighton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Salisbury Township by a score of 2-0. Jesse Waksmunski had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Indians.
Meanwhile, Catasauqua managed to keep up with Palmerton until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Catasauqua came up short against Palmerton, falling 6-2. While losing is never fun, the Rough Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Blue Bombers are ranked 111th).
Lehighton's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Catasauqua, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Lehighton skirted past Catasauqua 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Lehighton repeat their success, or does Catasauqua have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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