Soccer Preview: Wilbur Cross vs. Guilford
The Wilbur Cross Governors are taking a road trip to take on the Guilford Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wilbur Cross will be strutting in after a win while Guilford will be coming in after a loss.
Wilbur Cross' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past North Haven 3-0. The Governors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by three goals or more this season.
They hit North Haven with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tomas Galan,
Maxi Hernandez, and
Diego Alcazar.
Despite a strong season so far, Guilford has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They came up short against Hand on Wednesday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Tigers are ranked tenth).
Wilbur Cross' victory bumped their record up to 11-4-2. As for Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-2.
Wilbur Cross skirted past Guilford 1-0 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilbur Cross since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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