The North Pocono Trojans will challenge the Crestwood Comets at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Pocono has three straight wins, Crestwood has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
North Pocono is returning to their home pitch after beating Dunmore on theirs, despite the fact Dunmore has dominated at home this season. North Pocono put the hurt on Dunmore with a sharp 6-1 victory on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 13 games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Dunmore with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Eliot Bowen (2),
Zach Evans (2),
Rocco Rava, and
Billy Barker.
Meanwhile, Crestwood managed to keep up with Lewisburg until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Crestwood came up short against Lewisburg, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Green Dragons are ranked eighth).
North Pocono pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Crestwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12-1.
Everything went North Pocono's way against Crestwood in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as North Pocono made off with a 3-0 victory. Will North Pocono repeat their success, or does Crestwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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