Knoch hasn't had much luck against Hampton recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Knoch Knights will take on the Hampton Talbots at 7:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Knoch is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Mars on Thursday. Knoch fell just short of Mars by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Fightin' Planets are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Hampton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand North Catholic a 1-0 shutout. The Talbots wouldn't have won without Mason Hall, who scored the game-winner.
Knoch's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10-1. As for Hampton, they pushed their record up to 10-3-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Knoch came up short against Hampton when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Knoch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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