The Taft School Big Red will face off against the Phillips Academy Big Blue at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Taft School's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three matches.
On Wednesday, Taft School made easy work of Deerfield Academy and carried off a 6-2 win. Fans of Taft School have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goals.
Meanwhile, Phillips Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Loomis Chaffee School, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Phillips Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 30th in Massachusetts, while Loomis Chaffee School are ranked fourth in Connecticut).
Phillips Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Taft School, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
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