Grand Island has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They and the Lewiston-Porter Lancers are set to duel on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, Grand Island got the win against Williamsville East by a conclusive 4-1. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Flames are ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lewiston-Porter came tearing into Saturday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Steelers a 7-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Luke Leardini as he scored four goals for his team.
Grand Island's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-0-1. As for Lewiston-Porter, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-1-2 record this season.
Everything went Grand Island's way against Lewiston-Porter when the teams last played back in October, as Grand Island made off with a 4-1 victory. Will Grand Island repeat their success, or does Lewiston-Porter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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