The Islesboro Central Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Rangeley Lakes Lakers at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Islesboro Central will be strutting in after a victory while Rangeley Lakes will be coming in after a defeat.
Islesboro Central will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Temple Academy on Monday. The Eagles blew past the Bereans 8-2. Considering Islesboro Central have won six contests by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Rangeley Lakes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Telstar, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Rangeley Lakes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Telstar are ranked 13th).
Rangeley Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Islesboro Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Islesboro Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Rangeley Lakes in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Lakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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