The Taft School Big Red will face off against the Williston Northampton Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Williston Northampton is hoping to do what Trinity-Pawling School couldn't on Friday: put an end to Taft School's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Taft School never let Trinity-Pawling School onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Given the Big Red's advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Connecticut, while the Pride are ranked 79th in New York), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Williston Northampton made sure to put some goals up on the board against Cheshire Academy on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Cats with a sharp 5-1 victory.
Taft School has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Williston Northampton, the win got them back to even at 5-5-1.
Taft School came out on top in a nail-biter against Williston Northampton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Taft School repeat their success, or does Williston Northampton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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