Hazleton Area is 1-7 against Wilkes-Barre since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hazleton Area Cougars will challenge the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack at 6:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hazleton Area is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Monday. They came up short against Scranton Prep, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Wilkes-Barre entered their tilt with Berwick on Monday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Hazleton Area's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Wilkes-Barre, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2-1.
Hazleton Area might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Wilkes-Barre when the teams last played on September 6th. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hazleton Area was down 6-1.
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