The North Reading Hornets's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Chicopee Pacers at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. North Reading's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Chicopee's offense will have their work cut out for them.
North Reading's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional as North Reading made off with a 5-0 win. Considering the Hornets have won 12 matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Chicopee earned a 3-1 victory over Newburyport on Wednesday. Given the Pacers' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Clippers are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chicopee is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-1-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 52 goals over those 12 games. As for North Reading, their record is now 17-0-2.
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