Freedom has won three straight games at home, while Emmaus has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Freedom Patriots will welcome the Emmaus Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Freedom's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Northampton. Give the Patriots' defense some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.
Meanwhile, on TuesdayBethlehem Catholic kept up with Emmaus until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Emmaus put the hurt on Bethlehem Catholic with a sharp 6-0 win. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Hawks are ranked 443rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emmaus' offense was hitting Bethlehem Catholic from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Freedom's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Emmaus, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
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