Bangor is 7-1-1 against Palmerton since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bangor Slaters will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palmerton Blue Bombers at 7:00 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.
Palmerton is facing Bangor at the wrong time: Bangor suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Slaters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Tigers are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Palmerton had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 1-0 shutout. While the Blue Bombers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bangor's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Palmerton, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1-1.
Bangor beat Palmerton by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Bangor repeat their success, or does Palmerton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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