Afton is 1-6 against Bainbridge-Guilford since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Afton Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Bainbridge-Guilford Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Afton is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 8-1 to Worcester. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Wolverines are ranked 222nd).
Afton's goal came courtesy of
Ryan Wright, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Bainbridge-Guilford was not quite Delaware Academy's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Afton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Bainbridge-Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Afton beat Bainbridge-Guilford by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Afton since the team 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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