After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Northwestern Lehigh is finally coming home. They will host the Palisades Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northwestern Lehigh knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goal or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Palisades likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, everything went Northwestern Lehigh's way against Jim Thorpe as Northwestern Lehigh made off with a 6-2 win. It was an even better day for Jacob Van Lierop as he scored four goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Palisades was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palmerton. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Blue Bombers are ranked 94th).
Northwestern Lehigh's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Palisades, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Northwestern Lehigh's way against Palisades in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Northwestern Lehigh made off with a 9-0 win. Does Northwestern Lehigh have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palisades turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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