The Middletown Blue Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the East Pennsboro Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Middletown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Middletown gave up the first goal last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They beat Milton Hershey by a goal, winning 2-1. Krish Shah had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Blue Raiders.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, East Pennsboro made sure to put some goals up on the board against Harrisburg on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 4-0 shutout. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Cougars are ranked 486th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Middletown's record is now 7-3. As for East Pennsboro, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season.
Middletown might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from East Pennsboro when the teams last played back in August. Can Middletown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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