The Nottingham Bulldogs will challenge the East Syracuse-Minoa Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Syracuse-Minoa is hoping to do what Fulton couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Nottingham's winning streak, which now stands at 13 games. Nottingham never let Fulton onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Red Raiders are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East Syracuse-Minoa had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over the Maroons. It was an even better day for Ahmed Mujezinovic as he scored three goals for his team.
Nottingham pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for East Syracuse-Minoa, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Nottingham beat East Syracuse-Minoa by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nottingham since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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