Mercy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Notre Dame Prep is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mercy Tigers will welcome the Notre Dame Prep Lancers at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Mercy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Amity Regional, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Mercy was ranked first). Mercy skirted past Amity Regional 4-3.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep kept a clean sheet against South Windsor on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Bobcats. The Lancers' winning goal came courtesy of Kolbe McCray.
Mercy's victory bumped their record up to 18-0-1. As for Notre Dame Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4-1 record this season.
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