The Peru Nighthawks will square off against the Schalmont Sabres at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Peru sitting on six straight victories and Schalmont on 15.
Peru is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Plattsburgh a 3-0 shutout. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Hornets are ranked 59th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peru hit Plattsburgh with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Zach Benson,
Nick Petro, and
Nolan Miner.
Meanwhile, Schalmont was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They skirted past Ichabod Crane 2-1. The Sabres found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Schalmont players were handed yellow cards.
Peru's win bumped their record up to 14-0-1. As for Schalmont, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.
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