The Wyoming Valley West Spartans will face off against the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Wyoming Valley West sitting on four straight victories and Wilkes-Barre on three.
Last Tuesday, Wyoming Valley West needed a bit of extra time to put away Pittston. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Patriots 4-3. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Patriots are ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wilkes-Barre had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They beat the Millionaires by a goal, winning 2-1. That's two games straight that the Wolfpack have won by just one goal.
Johnny Mendola and
Robbie Miller scored both of Wilkes-Barre's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Wyoming Valley West's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5-1. As for Wilkes-Barre, they now have a winning record of 8-7-4.
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