The Scranton Prep Cavaliers are taking a road trip to take on the Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Scranton Prep has six straight victories, Wallenpaupack Area has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Scranton Prep's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Scranton with a sharp 5-0 win. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Wallenpaupack Area's game on Monday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Valley View by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Buckhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 476th, while the Cougars are ranked 207th).
Scranton Prep's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Wallenpaupack Area, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Scranton Prep beat Wallenpaupack Area 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scranton Prep since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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