Westside is 0-6 against Harlem since February of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Westside Patriots will be playing at home against the Harlem Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Westside is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Cross Creek on Friday. Makasia Worthen was a massive factor in the win as she booted in five goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Harlem had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Fightin' Irish a 3-0 shutout. Give the Bulldogs' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Harlem pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Westside, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Westside suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Harlem in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. Can Westside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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