Soccer Preview: East Lyme vs. Norwich Free Academy
East Lyme has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Norwich Free Academy Wildcats at 6:30 p.m.
East Lyme is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Bacon Academy, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (East Lyme was ranked seventh). East Lyme and Bacon Academy finished up their contest with a 2-2 draw on Saturday. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Norwich Free Academy kept a clean sheet against Woodstock Academy on Tuesday. They beat the Centaurs by a goal, winning 1-0. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
With that draw, East Lyme's record moves to 11-2-2. As for Norwich Free Academy, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7-2.
East Lyme was able to grind out a solid victory over Norwich Free Academy in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Does East Lyme have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norwich Free Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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