Soccer Preview: Thomaston vs. Housatonic
Thomaston hasn't had much luck against Housatonic recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Thomaston Bears will venture away from home to take on the Housatonic Mountaineers at 3:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Thomaston took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Valley Regional as Thomaston made off with a 5-2 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bears considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Housatonic put another one in the bag last Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Shepaug Valley onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Spartans are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomaston pushed their record up to 11-1-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Housatonic, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.
Thomaston suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Housatonic in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Thomaston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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