Irvington is 0-10 against Newark Memorial since December of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Irvington Vikings will challenge the Newark Memorial Cougars at 3:45 p.m.
Irvington is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Washington. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Vikings couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Newark Memorial kept a clean sheet against Kennedy on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Titans. Considering the Cougars have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Kennedy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ibrahim Ahmed, Daniel Macias, and Jonathan Mitiku.
Newark Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 9-10-3. As for Irvington, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Irvington suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Newark Memorial when the teams last played back in January. Can Irvington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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