Matchup: #8 seed Easton (8-5-6) vs #1 seed Emmaus (17-1-3)
When/Where: Wednesday 6:30 p.m./Memorial Field
What’s on the line: Winner advances to the semis vs winner of No. 4 Northampton/No. 5 Liberty
Coaches: Easton – Reinaldo Sanchez (1st year); Emmaus – John Cari (21st season, 356-94-31)
Head-to-Head: Teams tied 0-0 on Sept. 20
Probable starters – Emmaus: Sr. Def. Rio Johnson, Jr. MF Aleksander Przybylski (2 goals in post-season, 2nd Team EPC), Jr. F Anthony Suida (8 goals/6 assists), Jr. Def. Lorenzo LoPiccolo, Sr. MF Conner Powell (9g), Sr. MF Canyon Reinhardt (12 goals/5 assists, 1st Team EPC), Sr. MF Robbie Tumblin, Jr. Def Ben Grossi (1st Team EPC), Soph. Def Noah Delgado, Soph. MF Brennan Stack (4g/5a, 3rd Team EPC), Sr. GK Gavin Yartymyk … Reserves: Jr. F Gabe Reyes (6g/2a), Sr. MF Logan Armstrong, Sr. F Andrew Manz, Sr. F Austen Breisch, Jr. F Shaw Cook
Easton key players – Sr. Youseff Ahmed, Soph. Migue Mejia, Soph. GK Matthew Laquintano
CORNER KICKS – Emmaus enters the District XI playoffs fresh off winning its second straight EPC Championship. The Hornets defeated Freedom 1-0 in Saturday’s final on Conner Powell’s game-winning goal in the 77th minute… Emmaus won all three playoff games 1-0, including a pair of overtime wins over Nazareth and Northampton … The Hornets have allowed just five goals on the season …The Hornets have won 19 District XI titles in program history with the most recent one coming two years ago … Easton is coming off of a 3-2 (2-1 PKs) win over Pocono Mountain East. The Red Rovers led the game 2-0 before PME rallied for a pair of goals in the final two minutes forcing overtime. It was the first district playoff win for the Red Rovers since 2017.