Griffith Institute is 0-9 against Alden since September of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Griffith Institute Griffins will look to defend their home pitch against the Alden Bulldogs at 5:15 p.m. Griffith Institute is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Griffith Institute's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Global Concepts with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Griffins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Global Concepts with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Marcus Heichberger,
Justin Emerling, and
Bryce Cook.
Meanwhile, Alden was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against East Aurora, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 84th).
Griffith Institute has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Alden, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
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