The Hampshire Regional Raiders will face off against the Pittsfield Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hampshire Regional's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Pittsfield is facing Hampshire Regional at the wrong time: Hampshire Regional suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Raiders couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Pittsfield had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over the Bombers. The result was nothing new for the Generals, who have now won five matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Westfield with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kyle Cardoso (2),
Owen Klatka (2),
Drake Thompson, and
Gustavo De Oliveira.
Hampshire Regional now has a losing record at 1-2-1. As for Pittsfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-2 record this season.
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