Dover has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Mount Academy Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Dover's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Ellenville as Dover made off with an 8-0 victory. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dover's offense was hitting Ellenville from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
CJ Nuccio led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Mount Academy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Huskies 10-1. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goal.
Dover pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Mount Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Dover suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Mount Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Dover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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