The Longmeadow Lancers will venture away from home to face off against the Pope Francis Prep Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Longmeadow beat West Springfield 4-2. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lancers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Terriers are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Pope Francis Prep hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over Pittsfield. Considering the Cardinals have won eight matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Longmeadow now has a winning record of 5-4-3. As for Pope Francis Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-0-2 record this season.
Longmeadow came up short against Pope Francis Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Longmeadow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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