The Middlesex Bluejays are taking a road trip to take on the J.P. Stevens Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. J.P. Stevens is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.0 goals per game this season.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Middlesex took on Edison on Thursday. The Bluejays fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Middlesex came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 130th, while Edison are ranked 343rd).
Meanwhile, J.P. Stevens entered their tilt with North Brunswick on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll face Middlesex with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Raiders a 4-0 shutout. While J.P. Stevens didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Middlesex's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2-1. As for J.P. Stevens, they have now won three of their last four games on the road. That lines up perfectly with their 7-2-1 record this season.
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