After two games on the road, Bacon Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the Plainfield Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bacon Academy's defense has only allowed 0.1 goals per game this season, so Plainfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bacon Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Woodstock Academy, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Bacon Academy was ranked 20th). Bacon Academy's defense stepped up to hand Woodstock Academy a 2-0 shutout on Monday. Give the Bobcats' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Plainfield didn't have quite enough to beat Montville on Monday and fell 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against Wolves recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Bacon Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1-3. As for Plainfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2-2.
Bacon Academy skirted past Plainfield 1-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Does Bacon Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plainfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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