With a playoff game on the line, Schalmont rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Ichabod Crane Riders out 2-1. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Riders are ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corbet Hallberg and
Connor Byrnes scored both of Schalmont's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 36 goals.
The victory was the 15th in a row for Schalmont, bringing their record for this year to 18-1. As for Ichabod Crane, with the loss, they broke their 11-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-6.
Schalmont will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Peru at 6:00 p.m. Peru's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Schalmont's offense will have their work cut out for them. Ichabod Crane does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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