Soccer Preview: Pomperaug vs. New Fairfield
Pomperaug has gone 9-0-1 against New Fairfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Pomperaug Panthers' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the New Fairfield Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Pomperaug's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Abbott RVT out 1-0. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, New Fairfield came into Wednesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They beat Bunnell by a goal, winning 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Rebels' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 11th).
David Marco and
Bryce Vore scored both of New Fairfield's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Pomperaug is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-3 record this season. As for New Fairfield, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-6-3.
Pomperaug beat New Fairfield by a goal when the teams last played on Thursday, winning 3-2. Will Pomperaug repeat their success, or does New Fairfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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