The Jim Thorpe Olympians will take on the Moravian Academy Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Moravian Academy is facing Jim Thorpe at the wrong time: Jim Thorpe suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 2-0 to the Slaters. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Jim Thorpe's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Moravian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Blue Mountain on Saturday and fell 3-2. One reason for the loss might be Moravian Academy's aggressive play style: DJ Brown and Rowan Watson were both handed yellow cards.
Enzo Reis and Selman Eris scored both of Moravian Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Moravian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Jim Thorpe, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-2.
Jim Thorpe might still be hurting after the 8-3 defeat they got from Moravian Academy when the teams last played back in August of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Olympians were down 7-0.
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