The Eastern York Golden Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Dover Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern York will be strutting in after a victory while Dover will be coming in after a defeat.
Eastern York will bounce into Thursday's match after beating New Oxford, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Eastern York beat New Oxford by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Golden Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Colonials are ranked 230th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
KJ Lavetan and
Cole Runkle scored both of Eastern York's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Dover fell victim to Kennard-Dale and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Rams. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Eastern York's win bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for Dover, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Eastern York beat Dover by a goal in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-2. Will Eastern York repeat their success, or does Dover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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