Alden is 9-0 against Griffith Institute since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Alden Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Griffith Institute Griffins at 5:15 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Alden has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Griffith Institute will arrive with six straight wins.
Alden's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against East Aurora last Tuesday. They came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, Griffith Institute kept a clean sheet against Global Concepts on Tuesday. They blew past the Gators 3-0. Considering the Griffins have won four contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Global Concepts with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Marcus Heichberger,
Justin Emerling, and
Bryce Cook.
Alden's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-1. As for Griffith Institute, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Alden beat Griffith Institute by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-1. Will Alden repeat their success, or does Griffith Institute have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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