The Wyoming Valley West Spartans will face off against the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wyoming Valley West lost 7-1 to Dallas on Thursday. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-0.
Meanwhile, Wilkes-Barre didn't have quite enough to beat Dallas on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 85th).
Wilkes-Barre's goal came courtesy of
Josh Tapia, which was the first he's scored this season.
Wyoming Valley West's loss dropped their record down to 8-4-1. As for Wilkes-Barre, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-2 record this season.
Wyoming Valley West came out on top in a nail-biter against Wilkes-Barre when the teams last played on September 10th, sneaking past 2-1. Will Wyoming Valley West repeat their success, or does Wilkes-Barre have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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