The Hershey Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Cumberland Valley Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, everything went Hershey's way against Cedar Cliff as Hershey made off with a 4-1 win. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Colts are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Colts a 1-0 shutout. Give the Eagles' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Hershey has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Cumberland Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1-1.
Hershey might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Cumberland Valley in their previous matchup back in August. Can Hershey avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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