The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers will take on the Lower Dauphin Falcons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lampeter-Strasburg's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Thursday, Lampeter-Strasburg came up short against Lancaster Catholic and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Lampeter-Strasburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while Lancaster Catholic are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Lower Dauphin waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 2-0 shutout. Give Lower Dauphin's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Joe Soriano was the driving force of Lower Dauphin's attack as he scored both of Lower Dauphin's goals, bringing his season total up to three goals.
Lower Dauphin's victory bumped their record up to 8-3-1. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Lampeter-Strasburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Lower Dauphin in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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