California and Bethlehem Center are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The California Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Bethlehem Center Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. California will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
California will head out to face Bethlehem Center after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. California came up short against Greensburg Central Catholic, falling 11-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 490th, while the Centurions are ranked 241st).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bethlehem Center, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Chartiers-Houston a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. That nine goal margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
California's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Bethlehem Center, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season.
California might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Bethlehem Center when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can California avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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