Soccer Game Preview: Rice Memorial vs. Middlebury

The Rice Memorial Green Knights will face off against the Middlebury Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Rice Memorial fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Burlington on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Seahorses by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for Rice Memorial in their meetings with Burlington: they've now lost eight in a row.

Meanwhile, Middlebury fell victim to Milton and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Yellowjackets.

Rice Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-1. As for Middlebury, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.