The Branford Hornets will head out to face off against the Lauralton Hall Crusaders at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Branford has given up an average of 3.8 goals per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Branford is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Sacred Heart Academy on Thursday. They lost 5-1 to the Sharks. While losing is never fun, Branford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Sacred Heart Academy are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Lauralton Hall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Masuk. That's two games in a row now that Lauralton Hall have lost by exactly two goals.
Branford's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-1. As for Lauralton Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Branford suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to Lauralton Hall when the teams last played back in September. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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