The Middlebury Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Fair Haven Slaters at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Middlebury will be strutting in after a victory while Fair Haven will be coming in after a defeat.
Middlebury is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Enosburg Falls, who was ranked eighth at the time (Middlebury was ranked 23rd). The Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hornets on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Fair Haven came up short against Brattleboro on Friday and fell 5-1. The loss continues a trend for the Slaters in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Fair Haven's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Middlebury, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Middlebury came out on top in a nail-biter against Fair Haven in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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