The West Boylston Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Clinton Gaels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clinton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.0 goals per game this season.
West Boylston is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road victory of the season on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Bartlett a 1-0 shutout. West Boylston didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, Clinton has not lost a match since September 21st, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Gardner with a sharp 6-1 victory. Given Clinton's advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while Gardner are ranked 265th), the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clinton has now won seven of their last eight games on the road. That run has powered them to an 11-2-1 record this season. The road wins were made possible by their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those eight contests. As for West Boylston, they are now 3-10-2, having gone 3-1-1 since their four-game losing streak ended.
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