Soccer Game Preview: New London Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 2:56am

Soccer Preview: New London vs. Ledyard

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New London hasn't had much luck against Ledyard recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The New London Whalers will be staying on the road to face off against the Ledyard Colonels at 6:00 p.m.

New London is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Griswold onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Whalers considering their one-goal performance the match before.

Their offense was hitting Griswold from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Stouvenly Dortelus led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, neither Ledyard nor Waterford could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.

New London now has a winning record of 3-2-1. With that draw, Ledyard's record moves to 1-1-3.

New London suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Ledyard when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can New London avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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