The Middlebury Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Rice Memorial Green Knights at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Middlebury managed to slip by Milton the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Tigers lost 3-0 to the Yellowjackets on Tuesday. Middlebury have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Meanwhile, Rice Memorial fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Burlington on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Seahorses by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for Rice Memorial in their meetings with Burlington: they've now lost eight in a row.
Middlebury's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Rice Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4-1.
Middlebury skirted past Rice Memorial 2-1 in their previous meeting last Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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