The Saugus Sachems will head out on the road to face off against the Winthrop Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Saugus' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Saugus managed to keep up with Beverly until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Sachems lost 3-0 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, Saugus can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Beverly are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Winthrop hadn't done well against Peabody Veterans Memorial recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Vikings' defense stepped up to hand the Tanners a 3-0 shutout.
Winthrop now has a winning record of 4-3-2. As for Saugus, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1.
Saugus was able to grind out a solid victory over Winthrop in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sachems 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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