Palmerton hasn't had much luck against Bangor recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Palmerton Blue Bombers will face off against the Bangor Slaters at 7:00 p.m. Palmerton is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Palmerton will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Wilson Area, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Palmerton's defense stepped up to hand Wilson Area a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. 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.
Meanwhile, Bangor entered their match against Northwestern Lehigh on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bangor lost 7-0 to Northwestern Lehigh. 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).
Palmerton pushed their record up to 7-1-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Bangor, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
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