Soccer Preview: Taft School vs. Avon Old Farms
Taft School has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Avon Old Farms Beavers at 3:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Taft School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Worcester Academy, who was ranked tenth at the time (Taft School was ranked seventh). Taft School walked away with a 5-3 victory over Worcester Academy on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Avon Old Farms kept a clean sheet against South Kent School on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with a 4-0 win. Considering the Beavers have won four contests by more than three goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit South Kent School with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Leo Miranda,
Alistair Yeboah,
Jacob Humienny, and
Lorenzo Marcktell.
Taft School's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-3. As for Avon Old Farms, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3-1.
Taft School beat Avon Old Farms 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Taft School repeat their success, or does Avon Old Farms have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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