After four games on the road, New Albany is heading back home. They will welcome the Charlestown Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. New Albany is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
New Albany is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Columbus East on Saturday. New Albany fell just short of Columbus East by a score of 2-1.
New Albany's goal came courtesy of
Oliver Dickman, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Charlestown came tearing into Thursday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.1 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The Pirates' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.
New Albany now has a losing record at 5-6-3. As for Charlestown, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
New Albany took their win against Charlestown when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Does New Albany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Charlestown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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