The Wakefield Memorial Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Stoneham Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wakefield Memorial fell victim to Lexington and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Minutemen by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Wakefield Memorial can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Lexington are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Stoneham has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 4. They lost 5-0 to Belmont on Wednesday.
Stoneham's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-3. As for Wakefield Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-4.
Wakefield Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Stoneham in their previous matchup back in September, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors 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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