Elmira fought the good fight in their overtime game against Ithaca on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ithaca Little Red by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, the Express can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Little Red are ranked 28th).
Spencer Wheeler and
Luca Capilli scored all three of Elmira's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Elmira and nudges their season record down to 7-4. As for Ithaca, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Elmira will face off against Binghamton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Ithaca, they will challenge Horseheads at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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