The Morgan Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Cromwell Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Morgan has three straight wins, Cromwell has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Morgan's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Westbrook. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Knights are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cromwell entered their match against Coginchaug Regional on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Cromwell fell just short of Coginchaug Regional by a score of 1-0. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
Morgan's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Cromwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Morgan skirted past Cromwell 2-1 in their previous meeting on September 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morgan 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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