On Saturday Hamburg will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Clarence Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Back in October, it was close, but Hamburg sidestepped Frontier for a 3-2 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Falcons are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Clarence had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Spartans 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Red Devils as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Patrick Krough and
Carson Holden scored all three of Clarence's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 30 goals.
Hamburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. As for Clarence, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Hamburg might still be hurting after the 6-2 loss they got from Clarence in their previous meeting back in September. Can Hamburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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