It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Newington had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Enfield Eagles a 1-0 shutout. Given the Nor'easters' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Eagles are ranked 76th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newington's one-goal win came courtesy of
Ariadne Stergakis, who's now up to nine this season.
Newington's victory bumped their record up to 9-4-4. As for Enfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9-2.
Newington didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 1-0 win against Staples on the 4th. Enfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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