Soccer Preview: New Fairfield vs. Pomperaug
New Fairfield hasn't had much luck against Pomperaug recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The New Fairfield Rebels will be staying on the road to face off against the Pomperaug Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, New Fairfield finally turned things around against Bunnell on Wednesday. They beat the Bulldogs by a goal, winning 2-1. The victory 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.
Meanwhile, Pomperaug had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Wolverines onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one goal.
New Fairfield's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-6-3. As for Pomperaug, they are 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.
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