The Moravian Academy Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Moravian Academy knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goal or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Southern Lehigh likes a good challenge.
If Southern Lehigh heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Moravian Academy took over last week. Moravian Academy blew past Lehighton 6-1 on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Indians are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Moravian Academy hit Lehighton with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Hasan Strandzhev (2),
Selman Eris (2), and
Trevor King.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Southern Lehigh was forced to settle for a draw. They and Neshaminy finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Moravian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. Southern Lehigh's draw gives them a new season record of 2-1-1.
Everything went Moravian Academy's way against Southern Lehigh when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as Moravian Academy made off with a 4-1 win. Will Moravian Academy repeat their success, or does Southern Lehigh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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