After flying high against St. Paul's last Saturday, Northfield Mount Hermon came back down to earth. The Hoggers came up short against the Loomis Chaffee School Pelicans on Friday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Northfield Mount Hermon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 46th in Massachusetts, while Loomis Chaffee School are ranked fifth in Connecticut).
Northfield Mount Hermon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-1. As for Loomis Chaffee School, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Looking ahead, Northfield Mount Hermon will look to defend their home pitch on Saturday against Hotchkiss School at 3:30 p.m. Hotchkiss School's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Northfield Mount Hermon's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Loomis Chaffee School, they will challenge Salisbury School at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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