The Charleroi Cougars will square off against the Derry Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Charleroi has seven straight victories, Derry has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Derry better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Charleroi's game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when Charleroi really gets things going. Charleroi's defense stepped up to hand Yough a 4-0 shutout. Considering Charleroi has won nine matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Derry fought the good fight in their overtime contest against West Shamokin on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Wolves by a score of 3-2.
Derry's loss dropped their record down to 1-11-1. As for Charleroi, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
Charleroi took their victory against Derry when the teams last played back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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