Soccer Game Preview: Candor vs. Newark Valley

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 11:31pm

Soccer Preview: Candor vs. Newark Valley

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Candor has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Newark Valley Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Candor's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Notre Dame out 1-0. The Coyotes wouldn't have won without Kyle Jantz, who scored the game-winner.

Meanwhile, Newark Valley fell victim to Southern Cayuga and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chiefs. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Chiefs are ranked 166th).

Candor's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Newark Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.

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