The Lehighton Indians will head out to challenge the Minersville Battlin' Miners at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Lehighton sidestepped Pen Argyl for a 2-1 win. The Indians found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Carlin West and Phillip Ebbert were both handed yellow cards.
Connor Dugan and
Jesse Waksmunski scored both of Lehighton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Minersville made sure to put some goals up on the board against Weatherly on Monday. They blew past Weatherly 7-3. Considering the Battlin' Miners have won eight games by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Lehighton's victory bumped their record up to 6-8-1. As for Minersville, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-5.
Lehighton came out on top in a nail-biter against Minersville in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, sneaking past 2-1. Does Lehighton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Minersville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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