The Somerset Eagles will square off against the Penn Cambria Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Somerset is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Somerset barely beat Westmont Hilltop the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles' defense stepped up to hand the Hilltoppers a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The matchup was close at halftime, but Somerset turned on the heat in the second half with two goals.
Lily Witt and Ava Pyle scored all three of Somerset's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Meanwhile, Penn Cambria managed to keep up with Richland until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Panthers came up short against the Rams, falling 4-0. Penn Cambria have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Somerset's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Penn Cambria, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Somerset took their win against Penn Cambria in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 5-1 score. In that match, the Eagles amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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