The New Fairfield Rebels will take on the Newtown Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Newtown better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when New Fairfield really get things going. New Fairfield's defense stepped up to hand Weston a 3-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won three games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Newtown hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over New Milford. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Green Wave are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for New Fairfield and bumps their season record up to 5-2-3. As for Newtown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-0-3 record this season.
New Fairfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Newtown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does New Fairfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newtown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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