The matchup between Jim Thorpe and Palisades on Wednesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Olympians came up short against the Pirates, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Jim Thorpe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 431st, while Palisades are ranked 113th).
Jim Thorpe's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Palisades, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-1-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Jim Thorpe is set to square off against their familiar foe Pen Argyl at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Palisades will face off against rival Lehighton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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