Soccer Preview: Pittsfield vs. Minnechaug Regional
The Pittsfield Generals have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Minnechaug Regional Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Pittsfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Minnechaug Regional is facing Pittsfield at the wrong time: Pittsfield suffered their first home loss of the season on Wednesday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 5-2 to the Cardinals.
Owen Klatka and
Quinn Schaller scored both of Pittsfield's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Minnechaug Regional was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of West Springfield by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Terriers are ranked 22nd).
Pittsfield's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2-3. As for Minnechaug Regional, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Pittsfield was able to grind out a solid win over Minnechaug Regional in their previous matchup on October 2nd, winning 2-0. Does Pittsfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Minnechaug Regional turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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