NEW MIDDLETOWN — For both Springfield and Salem, it had been a few weeks since a loss or even a goal allowed.

While the string of shutouts ended for both teams, neither had their unbeaten streak snapped Monday in New Middletown, as Springfield converted two second-half penalty kicks to force a 2-2 tie.

“It was hard,” Springfield coach Justin Kosek said. “It was a hard-fought game… They play fast, which is what we needed. And it was a hard-fought game. They fought their tails off.”

The Tigers controlled the ball for most of the non-conference matchup, but the quality of their shots paled in comparison to that of Salem, which made the most of its attacking opportunities In the relatively little time it had possession.

Once they wrangled the ball away from the Tigers, the Quakers’ backs a

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