Palmerton is 0-9 against Southern Lehigh since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Palmerton Blue Bombers will venture away from home to square off against the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 4:00 p.m.
Palmerton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Saucon Valley on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Blue Bombers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Panthers are ranked 428th).
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh earned a 3-1 win over Nazareth Area on Monday.
Palmerton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3-1. As for Southern Lehigh, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.
Palmerton might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Southern Lehigh in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Palmerton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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