Soccer Preview: Dover vs. Pine Plains
The Dover Dragons will face off against the Pine Plains Bombers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dover has three straight wins, Pine Plains has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Dover's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Millbrook with a sharp 5-0 victory. Considering the Dragons have won four matches by more than three goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
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Sofia Iandolo scored all five of Dover's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Pine Plains' offense. They lost 5-0 to Onteora on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Bombers have lost by exactly five goals.
Dover pushed their record up to 6-5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pine Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went Dover's way against Pine Plains in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as Dover made off with an 8-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dover since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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