The Gardiner Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Maine Central Institute Huskies at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gardiner has five straight victories, Maine Central Institute has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Gardiner is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Cony on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Maine Central Institute's offense. They came up short against Bucksport last Tuesday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine soccer rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Golden Bucks are ranked 34th).
Gardiner pushed their record up to 6-3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Maine Central Institute, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Gardiner skirted past Maine Central Institute 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gardiner since the squad 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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