Soccer Preview: Saranac vs. Beekmantown
Saranac and Beekmantown are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Saranac Spartans will head out to square off against the Beekmantown Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Saranac is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Saranac is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Peru, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Saranac was ranked 19th). Saranac fell just short of Peru by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The Spartans' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Beekmantown's offense. They came up short against Plattsburgh on Wednesday, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Hornets are ranked 57th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Saranac fell to 5-1. As for Beekmantown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Saranac beat Beekmantown by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saranac since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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