New Rochelle snaps White Plains’ streak
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Big, big win for the Huguenots today. They took down rival White Plains 4-0 in the first boys soccer game on New Rochelle’s revamped McKenna Field. Not only did the Hugenots snap a three-year losing skid to White Plains, but they also ended the Tigers’ 28-game League I-A winning streak. First, you have to give it to White Plains for such a tremendous run in league play.
But New Rochelle wanted to win and I saw it in the players’ eyes early and often. They were quick to the ball and played one of their best games of the year. It wasn’t quite on the level of their win over Suffern last week, but it was close. The biggest thing now will be seeing how they respond on Saturday against Mount Vernon. It’s been an up-and-down season and which team will show up against the Knights is anybody’s guess.
“Don’t be surprised if we walk out on the field against Mount Vernon and be a shadow of ourselves,” New Ro coach Greg Papadopoulos said. “That’s unfortunate for our team, but that’s the reality.”
As for the Tigers, they are still 6-2-1 after suffering their second loss of the season and snapping their four-game win streak since dropping a 4-0 defeat at Arlington. They have a lot of young and inexperienced players and coach Marcel Galligani is trying to mix and match. He obviously wasn’t happy with the team’s performance and is hoping things will shake out in time heading into sectionals later this month.
So, who gets the better end in their Oct. 18 rematch? Who ya got?
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on Thursday, October 4th, 2007 at 6:27 pm by Rod Boone. 
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