The West Scranton Invaders will square off against the Western Wayne Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western Wayne took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on West Scranton, who comes in off a win.
West Scranton's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Mid Valley by a score of 2-0. Given the Invaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Spartans are ranked 492nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Costance Jules and
Bryan Barbosa scored both of West Scranton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Western Wayne entered their matchup against Dunmore on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Western Wayne took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dunmore. It was the first time this season that the Wildcats let down their fans at home.
West Scranton's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1-1. As for Western Wayne, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
West Scranton came up short against Western Wayne when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 7-5. Can West Scranton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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