The Mount Anthony Patriots will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Taconic Thunder at 5:30 p.m. Mount Anthony will be strutting in after a win while Taconic will be coming in after a loss.
Mount Anthony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Brattleboro, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Mount Anthony was ranked 19th). Mount Anthony was the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Brattleboro on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Taconic's offense. They came up short against Hopkins Academy on Friday, falling 8-0. That's two games in a row now that the Thunder have lost by exactly eight goals.
Mount Anthony now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Taconic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-11-1.
Everything went Mount Anthony's way against Taconic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Mount Anthony made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Anthony since the team 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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