Somerset Academy is 0-5 against American Heritage since November of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Somerset Academy Panthers will square off against the American Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Somerset Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let TERRA Environmental onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The score was close at the half, but the Panthers pulled away in the second half with two goals.
Ella Provost-Heron and Juliana Cortes scored all three of Somerset Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 36 goals.
Meanwhile, American Heritage came tearing into Friday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Sabres with a sharp 8-0 win. Give the Patriots' defense some credit: that's the team's eighth straight shutout.
American Heritage's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six contests. As for Somerset Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Somerset Academy might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from American Heritage in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Somerset Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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