The Nipmuc Regional Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Douglas Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Douglas took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Nipmuc Regional, who comes in off a win.
Nipmuc Regional took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Keefe Tech 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Nipmuc Regional were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Douglas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Auburn. While losing is never fun, Douglas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 231st, while Auburn are ranked 100th).
Nipmuc Regional now has a winning record of 3-2-2. As for Douglas, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Nipmuc Regional was able to grind out a solid victory over Douglas when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors 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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