Northampton has won four straight games at home, while Freedom has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Northampton Konkrete Kids will welcome the Freedom Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few goals on average, (Northampton: 0.4, Freedom: 0.3) so any goals scored will be well earned.
Northampton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Emmaus, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Northampton was ranked 20th). Northampton fell just short of Emmaus by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The Konkrete Kids' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Freedom). Their defense stepped up to hand Louis E. Dieruff an 8-0 shutout on Friday. The Patriots' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last six games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Northampton fell to 7-1. As for Freedom, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Northampton came up short against Freedom when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 5-3. Can Northampton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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