The Palisades Pirates will face off against Plumstead Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palisades has seven straight victories, Plumstead Christian has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Palisades' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Saucon Valley 7-0. Considering Palisades have won ten contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Saucon Valley from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Sebastian Bowen led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Plumstead Christian lost 10-1 to Faith Christian Academy last Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Plumstead Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 158th, while Faith Christian Academy is ranked eighth).
Plumstead Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Palisades, their win bumped their record up to 14-3-1.
Palisades skirted past Plumstead Christian 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2024. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do Plumstead Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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