The Framingham Flyers will head out on the road to challenge the Needham Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Framingham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Newton South, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Framingham was ranked fifth). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Framingham's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Needham was not quite Natick's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Redhawks by a score of 2-1.
With that draw, Framingham's record moves to 11-0-7. As for Needham, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3-2.
Everything went Framingham's way against Needham in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Framingham made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Flyers 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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