Soccer Game Preview: North Plainfield vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood + How To Watch

The North Plainfield Canucks will head out on the road to square off against the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

North Plainfield's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against South River by a score of 2-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering North Plainfield's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while South River are ranked 232nd).

Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Scotch Plains-Fanwood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a goal and slipped past New Providence 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Scotch Plains-Fanwood were the better team in the second half.

The win made it two in a row for Scotch Plains-Fanwood and bumps their season record up to 7-0-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those two matches. As for North Plainfield, their record now sits at 6-1-1.