It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Middlesex can now relate to. They lost 8-2 to the Northampton Yellowjackets on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Middlesex can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Northampton is ranked 44th).
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Wyatt St. Louis scored both of Middlesex's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 40 goals.
Middlesex's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Northampton, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Middlesex does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northampton, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against West Point at 6:00 p.m. West Point will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Northampton surely won't give up without a fight.
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