It's fair to say that Bethlehem Catholic's lacrosse program likes taking on Northampton.

The Golden Hawks earned their first ever varsity win last April against the K-Kids and last week, they got their first win of the season courtesy of the Kids, following a 7-3 victory.

Anthony Parise led the way with three goals for the Hawks (1-4) last week, while Liam McGregor and Liam Foley each added two goals apiece to help a young Becahi team enjoy a special win.

For head coach Kody Rivera, games against Northampton have become somewhat of a rivalry.

"Being able to play a young team like Northampton is always a great gauge at where we are as a team as well the future of Becahi lacrosse," said Rivera. "Being able to play and beat Northampton two years in row is a huge deal for our program's future. I told the team that in the weeks leading up to the Northampton game that there was one team we do not lose to and that is Northampton.

"The Northampton game has turned into a bit of a rivalry since we are the two young teams on the block and both of us are fighting to get out of the bottom."

Getting out of the bottom is a difficult process for young programs, as Becahi saw that evidenced two days after beating the K-Kids (0-10) during a 16-2 loss to Liberty (3-3).

Despite the hiccups that Becahi go through, Rivera is confident that the program will continue to grow, whether it's through important wins over Northampton or lessons learned on the field during tough losses.

"We are hoping the win over Northampton will propel us to future wins over more established programs," he said. "We are now fully confident in beating younger teams similar to us. But now we want to start competing against more established teams like Freedom, Liberty, Moravian Academy, and Saucon Valley."

The Hurricanes hope to stay in the playoff hunt with games against Saucon Valley, Central Catholic and Parkland this week.

Freedom (3-5) hopes for the same, despite their three wins this season all coming against Northampton (twice) and Bethlehem Catholic.

The Pates take on Moravian Academy, Emmaus and Saucon Valley in a very tough week.

On the girls side, Liberty has struggled to a 1-8 start to the season, but Freedom (4-7) keeps fighting for their lives.

The Pates snapped a three-game skid last week by knocking off Quakertown 10-3, before losing a hard-fought 10-9 contest against Saucon Valley on Monday.

"We've been missing Lauren Abel for most of the year with an injury and it's been tough since she was scoring four goals a game," said Freedom head coach Charis Innarella. "Our team is about never giving up and with Abel out, everyone needs to step up.

"We have a strong schedule and we are looking at preparing one game at time. The possibilities for this team are endless. I'm excited to see us rally and come up with some big wins."