The Jim Thorpe Olympians will face off against the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jim Thorpe has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Northern Lehigh will come in with four straight victories.
Jim Thorpe's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Bangor on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Slaters. While losing is never fun, the Olympians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Slaters are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Northern Lehigh earned a 3-1 win over Williams Valley on Monday. The Bulldogs better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Katelynn Barthold, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Jim Thorpe's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Northern Lehigh, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Jim Thorpe suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Northern Lehigh when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jim Thorpe was down 6-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
