In looking over the numbers, it's clear the two best teams in Division III high school girls soccer will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at Williamstown High School (directions here).
The top-seeded, undefeated and defending champion Peoples Academy Wolves enter the game with a 17-0 record, having outscored (according to the VPA rankings page) opponents 79-4 during the regular season and 23-0 in the playoffs (according to the Burlington Free Press VPA pairings and schedules). I heard some reports the Wolves have outscored opponents 100-4 this season, but regardless if it's 100 or 102 total goals, it's just an incredibly ridiculous statistic.
The second-seeded BFA-Fairfax Bullets are 16-1 and have outscored opponents 76-10 this season (14-1 in the playoffs).
Despite the fact they are just 27.7 miles from each other, the teams did not play in the regular season.
They have, however, a lot of recent playoff history (source: VPA past champions).
More Peoples numbers to consider:
The Wolves have been the most dominant D-III program over the past eight seasons, advancing the five title games in that span and winning four times.
Peoples also lost the 1989 title game to Northfield, 1-0.
More BFA-Fairfax numbers to consider:
Anissa Hartmann and Morgan Young have combined for 50 goals this season, with Hartman scoring 26 and Young 24.
Hartmann has equalled the all-time goal scoring mark at the school with 55.
The Bullets have not scored less than two goals in any game this season.
Their lone loss was a 3-2 defeat against Mount Abraham on Sept. 14. Since then, BFA has won 13 straight games.
The Bullets have only allowed two goals in a game twice this season; the aforementioned loss to Mt. Abe and in a 3-2 win over Oxbow on Oct. 11.
They have posted 10 shutouts this season.
Fairfax has a 27-21 all-time record in the Division III playoffs.
They are 0-3 in state championship games.
For those interested, here's the list of all Division III girls soccer championship ranked by the most by each school.