The Secaucus Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the Manchester Regional Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Secaucus fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Hoboken last Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Redwings by a score of 4-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Manchester Regional duked it out with Eastern Christian on Thursday. The Falcons put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 7-1 win. Considering Manchester Regional have won 11 matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Eastern Christian from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Geremi Gonzalez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Manchester Regional is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 52 goals over those 11 contests. As for Secaucus, they dropped their record down to 7-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Secaucus came out on top in a nail-biter against Manchester Regional when the teams last played back in September of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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