The East Longmeadow Spartans will square off against the Pope Francis Prep Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Longmeadow's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
East Longmeadow fell victim to Belchertown and their airtight defense on Monday. They fell just short of the Orioles by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, East Longmeadow can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 244th, while Belchertown are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, Pope Francis Prep has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 9. They fell 2-0 to West Springfield on Monday.
East Longmeadow's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Pope Francis Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-5.
East Longmeadow couldn't quite get it done against Pope Francis Prep when the teams last played back in September as they fell 3-1. Will the Spartans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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