Soccer Preview: Norwich Free Academy vs. East Lyme
Norwich Free Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the East Lyme Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Norwich Free Academy's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Norwich Free Academy finally turned things around against Woodstock Academy on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Centaurs a 1-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, East Lyme hasn't lost a match since August 27th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. Neither they nor Bacon Academy could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The Vikings' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Norwich Free Academy's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7-2. With that draw, East Lyme's record moves to 11-2-2.
Norwich Free Academy came up short against East Lyme when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Norwich Free Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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