Matchup: No.4 seed Emmaus (12-4-5) vs No.1 seed Freedom (19-3)
When/Where: Tuesday 7 pm/Zephyr Sports Complex, Whitehall HS
Coverage: LIVE www.easternpasportsnetwork.com, 6:45 p.m. pregame
What’s on the line: Winner advances to the finals on Thursday to meet winner of No.2 Parkland/No.3 Nazareth. Winner also clinches berth in states.
Head-to-Head: Teams didn’t meet
Coaches –,Emmaus – John Cari (17th year), Freedom – Matt Reightler
Probable starters – Emmaus – Sr. GK Ty Bleiler, Sr. Def. Jaeden Amato (8 goals), Sr. Def. John Hanvey, Sr. Def. Ryan Santos, Jr. Def. Blaise Verrastro, Sr. Def. Jack Lawrence, Sr. MF Juan Ramirez, Jr. MF Ryan Latchford, Sr. F Bryan Flor (10g), Soph. F Ryan Kiernan (13g), Sr. F Holden Brown
Freedom – Jr. GK Tristan Willey, Sr. Def. Vincenzo Rosete, Soph. ST Corey James, Sr. MF Peter Tichy (34g/25a), Sr. MF Stephen Callaghan (4g), Sr. ST Sebastian Garces (15g/34a), Sr. MF Taher Kitabwalla, Sr. Def. Austin Hoffert, Jr. Def. Owen Lynn, SR. MF Michael Krents, Sr. Def. Blaine Macllroy
NOTES: The Hornets, the two-time defending Class 6A champs, are looking to reach the finals for the 11th straight season. Emmaus advanced to the semis by defeating Easton 4-1 last Thursday. Bryan Flor scored a pair of the goals for Emmaus. The four goals scored was the most since a 8-1 win over Allen on October 8 …..Freedom rolled to a 7-1 victory over Stroudsburg in their quarterfinal. Peter Tichy had a hat trick to go along with two assists in the win, while Sebastian Garces had four assists ….The Patriots won the EPC championship and a riding 14-game win streak. This will be third year Emmaus and Freedom are meeting in the post-season with the Hornets winning the previous two matchups.