Soccer Game Preview: John Bapst Memorial vs. Old Town

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Previous Games

10/19/24 - Home	8-0 W
09/07/24 - Away	10-0 W
10/16/23 - Home	6-2 W
08/31/23 - Away	3-2 W
10/15/22 - Home	1-0 W
+ 5 more games

John Bapst Memorial has gone 8-1-1 against Old Town recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Crusaders will take on the Coyotes at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

John Bapst Memorial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Caribou, who was ranked 17th at the time (John Bapst Memorial was ranked fourth). The Crusaders fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 4-3 on Friday. The loss was John Bapst Memorial's first of the season.

Meanwhile, Old Town lost 13-1 to Caribou on Monday. Old Town have struggled against Caribou recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Old Town's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for John Bapst Memorial, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1-2.

Everything went John Bapst Memorial's way against Old Town when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as John Bapst Memorial made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.