The Ellsworth Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Old Town Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Ellsworth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
If Old Town heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Ellsworth took over last week. Ellsworth never let Mount Desert Island onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. Kelsie Lambert had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Eagles.
Ellsworth was without their leading scorer, Miah Coffin, in Tuesday's contest. With Coffin sitting this one out, Lambert got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 50). Lambert made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Old Town didn't have quite enough to beat Presque Isle on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Coyotes have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Ellsworth's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Old Town, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Ellsworth came out on top in a nail-biter against Old Town when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ellsworth since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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