Soccer Preview: Waterford vs. Fitch
On Saturday Waterford will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Fitch Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Waterford will be strutting in after a victory while Fitch will be coming in after a loss.
Waterford's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Norwich Free Academy , sneaking past 1-0. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Wildcats are ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Fitch was not quite Woodstock Academy's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell 3-1 to the Centaurs. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Centaurs: they've now lost six in a row.
Waterford pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Fitch, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Waterford took their victory against Fitch when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Waterford repeat their success, or does Fitch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
