Soccer Preview: Amity Regional vs. Mercy
The Amity Regional Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Mercy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Amity Regional's last five matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Amity Regional is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Newington, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Amity Regional was ranked fifth). Amity Regional never let Newington onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Mercy put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Notre Dame Prep , sneaking past 2-1. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by just one goal.
Amity Regional is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 20-1-1 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 51 goals over those 12 games. As for Mercy, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-0-1.
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