New Hope-Solebury has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withthe Calvary Christian Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Hope-Solebury's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Plumstead Christian. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the are ranked 483rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Calvary Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 5-1 victory. The Cougars' winning goal came courtesy of Ben Dacosta.
New Hope-Solebury has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Calvary Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-4-2.
Everything went New Hope-Solebury's way against Calvary Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, as New Hope-Solebury made off with a 5-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Hope-Solebury 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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