As Stratford's men's soccer team plows through district play, they begin to look towards the playoffs. The are hoping to redeem themselves for a loss to Eisenhower HS that they suffered in the first round two seasons ago.

Since then, the team has grown tremendously, using the first-round loss in 2018 and failure to clinch playoffs in 2019 as their main motivators for this season.

"Our mindset hasn't changed [over the past two seasons]," said junior Nathan Siciliano, the team captain of this year's squad. "We're still excited and nervous, but once we get going, we're more fired up. That doesn't go away when we play in big games like that."