The Concord-Carlisle Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Acton-Boxborough Colonials at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Concord-Carlisle's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Concord-Carlisle's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Wayland out 1-0. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Warriors are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Acton-Boxborough and Bedford finished up their match with a 0-0 draw on Tuesday.
Concord-Carlisle's victory bumped their record up to 8-2-2. Acton-Boxborough's draw makes their record 6-5-3 this season.
Concord-Carlisle came out on top in a nail-biter against Acton-Boxborough in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Concord-Carlisle since the team 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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