The Palisades Pirates will challenge the Lehighton Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palisades has five straight wins, Lehighton has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Palisades barely beat Jim Thorpe the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pirates' defense stepped up to hand the Olympians a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering Palisades have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Jim Thorpe with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Greyson George (2), Blake Oglialoro (2), Lucas Carson, and Austin Oglialoro.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Lehighton was not quite Minersville's equal in the second half on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Battlin' Miners.
Palisades' victory bumped their record up to 12-3-1. As for Lehighton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Everything went Palisades' way against Lehighton in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Palisades made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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