Soccer Game Preview: Epping vs. Pittsfield

The Epping Blue Devils will head out to challenge the Pittsfield Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Pittsfield has given up an average of 3.9 goals per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Epping is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Newmarket, who was ranked fourth at the time (Epping was ranked 16th). The Blue Devils fell just short of the Mules by a score of 1-0 last Thursday. Having soared to a lofty nine goals in the game before, Epping's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Pittsfield lost 6-2 to Mascenic Regional on Wednesday.

Pittsfield is now 3-6-1, having gone 3-2-1 since their six-game losing streak ended. As for Epping, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3-1.