The Penn-Trafford Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Belle Vernon Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Penn-Trafford's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three matches.
Penn-Trafford's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Kiski Area. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Belle Vernon's offense. They lost 4-0 to Franklin Regional on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Panthers are ranked 41st).
Penn-Trafford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. As for Belle Vernon, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Penn-Trafford took their victory against Belle Vernon in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Penn-Trafford since the squad 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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