Lyme Central has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Hamilton Emerald Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lyme Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on October 7th, they were much more limited against Sackets Harbor Central on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Patriots are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hamilton had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Cavaliers with a sharp 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Emerald Knights, who have now won ten matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Immaculate Heart Central from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Levi Neuenschwander led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Lyme Central's loss dropped their record down to 8-5-1. As for Hamilton, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3-1.
Lyme Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hamilton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Lyme Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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