The Manchester Squires will venture away from home to square off against the Eastbrook Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Manchester's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Rochester as Manchester made off with a 3-0 victory. Considering the Squires have won four games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Isaiah Acosta and
Wyatt Schroll scored all three of Manchester's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
While Eastbrook didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Neither they nor Yorktown could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Manchester is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-2 record this season. Eastbrook's draw makes their record 6-0-1 this season.
Manchester took their win against Eastbrook when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manchester 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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