The Pine Grove Cardinals will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m.
Pine Grove is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Tulpehocken just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Trojans are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Our Lady of Lourdes Regional). They put the hurt on Marian Catholic with a sharp 6-2 victory on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Red Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1-2.
Pine Grove beat Our Lady of Lourdes Regional by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Pine Grove repeat their success, or does Our Lady of Lourdes Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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