The Wallkill Panthers will square off against the Red Hook Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
While Wallkill's win against Our Lady of Lourdes wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers' defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Wallkill's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven matchups.
Meanwhile, Red Hook's game on Saturday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of O'Neill by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Red Hook can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 425th, while O'Neill is ranked 82nd).
Red Hook's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Wallkill, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Everything went Wallkill's way against Red Hook in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Wallkill made off with a 3-0 win. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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