The Bellefonte Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Penns Valley Area Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bellefonte will be strutting in after a victory while Penns Valley Area will be coming in after a loss.
Bellefonte's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Philipsburg-Osceola with a sharp 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for Bellefonte, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Philipsburg-Osceola from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Brooke Whitman led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Penns Valley Area came up short against Clearfield on Thursday and fell 5-3. While losing is never fun, Penns Valley Area can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 298th, while Clearfield are ranked 62nd).
Bellefonte is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those seven matches. As for Penns Valley Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
Bellefonte beat Penns Valley Area 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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