Soccer Game Preview: Hartford Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 2:41am

Soccer Preview: Hartford vs. Manitowoc Lincoln

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Hartford is 3-0 against Manitowoc Lincoln since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hartford Orioles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Manitowoc Lincoln Ships at 7:00 p.m. Hartford will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each match than the last.

If Manitowoc Lincoln heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Hartford took over last week. Hartford came out on top against West Bend West by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Manitowoc Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Hortonville, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Ships can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Polar Bears are ranked 29th).

Hartford's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Manitowoc Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Hartford took their victory against Manitowoc Lincoln when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. Will Hartford repeat their success, or does Manitowoc Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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