Bristol Central boys soccer on the cusp of getting to .500 with big week of action on top

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Posted By: Michael Letendre October 23, 2023

By Michael Letendre

BURLINGTON –The boys soccer team over at Bristol Central wants to get over .500 before the postseason commences.

And after a tremendous 3-0 shutout of Lewis Mills this past Wednesday from the Nassahegan Recreation Complex in Burlington, the squad ended up sweeping the season-series.

And now the Rams are just one victory away from making it an even-steven season.

The Rams are now 6-7 overall with a big showdown against Bristol Eastern on deck this week.

Against Mills (6-5-3), Central’s Frank Palma — a goal scoring machine when given space on the pitch — scored two goals while Mason Allan added the other for the clean sweep of the Spartans.

Palma is a handful for the best of teams and allowing him to operate without some sort of double-team or added defenders is a risky endeavor.

Central keeper Harry Ross zipped in seven saves while Marek Nardi nabbed eight for the home program.

The victory was the second in a row for the Rams — attempting to build some momentum as the postseason is just around the corner.

Breaking the streak

After defeating Glastonbury (4-3) to open the month of October, the program dropped four straight decisions – including a 2-1 setback to Eastern on Sunday, Oct. 8 — to fall under .500 on the year.

But back-to-back triumphs against Platt (5-2) and Lewis Mills (3-0) this week has gotten the program back on track.

This week, it’s BC/BE

Three matches finish out the week – and the regular season – for the program at Central.

On Monday, the Rams are home for a CCC interdivisional challenge against Simsbury (6:30 p.m.).

Then, on Thursday, it’s the big one.

Central and Eastern go to war on the turf under the lights, at 7:15 p.m. from Alumni Field on the campus of BEHS.

And finally, in a special Saturday challenge, the Rams hit the road to battle Avon at 10 a.m.

Again, it’s about the build-up to the postseason and Central is in the thick of things once again.

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