The Oyster River Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Laconia Sachems at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Oyster River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: ConVal, who was ranked 16th at the time (Oyster River was ranked fifth). The Bobcats beat the Cougars by a goal, winning 1-0. The victory continues a trend for Oyster River in their matchups with ConVal: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Laconia's offense. They came up short against Milford on Tuesday, falling 6-0. That's two games in a row now that Laconia have lost by exactly six goals.
Laconia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Oyster River, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.
Everything went Oyster River's way against Laconia when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Oyster River made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the team 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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