Soccer Recap: Waterville Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Gardiner

Waterville faced Gardiner in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Panthers fell 5-3 to the Tigers. That's two games in a row now that Waterville have lost by exactly two goals.

Waterville's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 1-4-1. As for Gardiner, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

Coming up, Waterville will be playing at home against Skowhegan at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gardiner, they will head out to square off against Morse at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.