Bellefonte is 2-8 against Bald Eagle Area since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bellefonte Raiders will be playing at home against the Bald Eagle Area Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Bellefonte is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Hollidaysburg just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Golden Tigers, falling 3-0. The game was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Raiders struggled afterwards.
Meanwhile, Bald Eagle Area hadn't done well against Clearfield recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Bald Eagle Area's defense stepped up to hand Clearfield a 2-0 shutout. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Bison are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Savanna Albright and
Sybil Thompson scored both of Bald Eagle Area's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Bellefonte's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2. As for Bald Eagle Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season.
Bellefonte came out on top in a nail-biter against Bald Eagle Area in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Bellefonte repeat their success, or does Bald Eagle Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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