The Emmaus Hornets will take on the Freedom Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Emmaus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Emmaus took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand William Allen a 1-0 shutout. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Canaries are ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emmaus' one-goal win came courtesy of
Mohamed Hassanali, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Freedom had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it 15 last Monday. They put the hurt on the Blue Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 13 games by three goals or more so far this season.
Emmaus' win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2-1. As for Freedom, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
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