The Schalmont Sabres will square off against the Glens Falls Black Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Schalmont will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
Schalmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Broadalbin-Perth a 2-0 shutout. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Patriots are ranked 331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Glens Falls hasn't lost a match since October 7th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Cohoes. That's two games straight that the Black Bears have won by just one goal.
Landon Becker and
Julien Oswald scored both of Glens Falls' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Schalmont pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Glens Falls, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6-1 record this season.
Schalmont came out on top in a nail-biter against Glens Falls when the teams last played on October 7th, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Schalmont since the squad 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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