The East Lyme Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Waterford Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
East Lyme is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Ledyard, who was ranked 17th at the time (East Lyme was ranked first). The Vikings' defense stepped up to hand the Colonels a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for East Lyme, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Waterford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Woodstock Academy 5-0 on Wednesday. Considering Waterford's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Waterford's victory bumped their record up to 6-7-1. As for East Lyme, their win bumped their record up to 14-0.
East Lyme beat Waterford 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad 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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