The Hamilton Emerald Knights will face off against the Lyme Central Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Hamilton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Immaculate Heart Central. The result was nothing new for the Emerald Knights, who have now won ten matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Immaculate Heart Central from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Levi Neuenschwander led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Lyme Central was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sackets Harbor Central. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Patriots are ranked 59th).
Hamilton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season. As for Lyme Central, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5-1.
Hamilton took their win against Lyme Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Hamilton repeat their success, or does Lyme Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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