Melrose lost against Lexington back in September of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Red Raiders fell just short of the Minutemen by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, Melrose can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Lexington are ranked 18th).
This is the second loss in a row for Melrose and nudges their season record down to 5-5-2. As for Lexington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-1-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Melrose will face off against rival Wilmington at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Lexington is set to take on their familiar foe Arlington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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