Stonington and East Lyme are an even 4-4-2 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Stonington Bears will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the East Lyme Vikings at 2:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Stonington needed a bit of extra time to put away Waterford. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lancers a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Bears were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, East Lyme hasn't lost a match since August 27th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. Everything went their way against Old Saybrook as East Lyme made off with a 3-0 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by three goals or more this season.
Stonington's win bumped their record up to 9-6-2. As for East Lyme, they pushed their record up to 13-2-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Stonington came up short against East Lyme in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Stonington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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