After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Knoch is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-pitch as they take on the Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Knoch is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Burrell on Wednesday. Knoch took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Burrell.
Meanwhile, Valley entered their contest against Freeport on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Valley lost 10-0 to Freeport. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 23rd).
Knoch's loss dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Knoch came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Will Knoch repeat their success, or does Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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