The Tamaqua Blue Raiders will head out to face off against the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tamaqua is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Tamaqua is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Pine Grove on Tuesday. They came up short against the Cardinals, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Cardinals are ranked 157th).
Meanwhile, Schuylkill Haven got the win against Nativity BVM on Wednesday by a conclusive 7-1. Luke Smith was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Tamaqua's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-2. As for Schuylkill Haven, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Tamaqua took their victory against Schuylkill Haven when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tamaqua 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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