Soccer Game Preview: Minnechaug Regional vs. Belchertown + Official Tickets

The Minnechaug Regional Falcons will square off against the Belchertown Orioles at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Belchertown is facing Minnechaug Regional at the wrong time: Minnechaug Regional suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 2-0 to the Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, Minnechaug Regional can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Northampton are ranked sixth).

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Belchertown's offense. They fell just short of West Springfield by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Belchertown have struggled against West Springfield recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

Minnechaug Regional's loss dropped their record down to 6-4-5. As for Belchertown, they now have a losing record of 5-6-3.