The Upper Darby Royals will take on the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Upper Darby is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Upper Darby came up short against Penncrest and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Lions are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Marple Newtown had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. Their defense stepped up to hand Lower Merion a 1-0 shutout.
Upper Darby's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Marple Newtown, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Upper Darby beat Marple Newtown 4-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Upper Darby have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marple Newtown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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