Soccer Preview: North Haven vs. Branford
North Haven is 1-6 against Branford since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Haven Nighthawks will head out to square off against the Branford Hornets at 6:30 p.m. North Haven is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
North Haven took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Career Magnet a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Nighthawks, who have now won eight contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Career Magnet from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Branford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Notre Dame, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Green Knights are ranked first).
North Haven is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for Branford, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1.
Everything went North Haven's way against Branford in their previous meeting back in September, as North Haven made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Haven 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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