The East Hampton Bellringers will head out on the road to challenge the Manchester Red Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
East Hampton is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering East Lyme just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. While losing is never fun, East Hampton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while East Lyme are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Manchester fell victim to RHAM and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 5-0 to the Raptors. Manchester haven't had much luck with RHAM recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Manchester's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-1. As for East Hampton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything went East Hampton's way against Manchester in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as East Hampton made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bellringers 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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