The Old Forge Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Forest City Foresters at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Old Forge has five straight victories, Forest City has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Old Forge's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Elk Lake. The Blue Devils' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Meanwhile, Forest City lost 8-2 to Blue Ridge on Wednesday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Foresters were already down 4-0.
Johnathan Mayers wasn't going to let Blue Ridge walk away unscathed as he scored both of Forest City's goals, bringing his season total up to nine goals.
Old Forge is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. As for Forest City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12-1.
Everything went Old Forge's way against Forest City in their previous matchup back in September, as Old Forge made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Old Forge 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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