Scranton is 1-9 against Scranton Prep since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Scranton Knights will play host again on Monday to welcome the Scranton Prep Cavaliers, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
Scranton is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Valley View on Thursday. Scranton took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valley View. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 463rd, while the Cougars are ranked 193rd).
Meanwhile, Scranton Prep came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 4-1 victory. Considering the Cavaliers have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Delaware Valley with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tyler Bianchi,
Daniel Granet,
Tony Nguyen, and Nguyen.
Scranton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Scranton Prep, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Scranton might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Scranton Prep in their previous matchup on September 6th. Will Scranton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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