Middlebury is 2-7 against Rice Memorial since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Tigers will host the Green Knights at 4:00 p.m.
Middlebury is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Mt. Abraham on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, Middlebury can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Vermont soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Mt. Abraham are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Rice Memorial entered their tilt with Bellows Free Academy on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Bobwhites/Comets by a score of 5-3. The score was all tied up 2-2 at the break, but Rice Memorial were the better team in the second half.
Middlebury's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Rice Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1-1.
Middlebury suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Rice Memorial in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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