Parkland is 5-0 against Bethlehem Catholic since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Parkland Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Parkland has eight straight wins, Bethlehem Catholic has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Parkland's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Liberty as Parkland made off with a 5-0 victory. Evan Sprunk was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Catholic managed to keep up with Emmaus until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Bethlehem Catholic lost 6-0 to Emmaus. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while the Hornets are ranked sixth).
Parkland pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bethlehem Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Parkland's way against Bethlehem Catholic in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as Parkland made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Parkland since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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