White Plains has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Ketcham Indians at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
White Plains' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They skirted past Greeley 1-0. The Tigers wouldn't have won without Jeremiah Rojas, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Ketcham hadn't done well against John Jay recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Wednesday. Ketcham had just enough and edged John Jay out 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Indians were the better team in the second half.
White Plains now has a winning record of 6-5-3. As for Ketcham, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
White Plains came out on top in a nail-biter against Ketcham when the teams last played back in September of 2019, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for White Plains since the team 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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