The Wilmington Charter Force will square off against the Middletown Cavaliers on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wilmington Charter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Cape Henlopen, who was ranked 15th at the time (Wilmington Charter was ranked 12th). The Force's defense stepped up to hand the Vikings a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for Wilmington Charter in their matchups with Cape Henlopen: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Middletown had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Odessa by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for Middletown as they're now sitting on five straight.
Middletown pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Wilmington Charter, their win bumped their record up to 10-4-1.
Wilmington Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Middletown in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Force repeat their success, or do the Cavaliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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