The Bedford boys soccer team is concerned about securing home-field advantage during the postseason. Well, make that home-turf advantage.

With a 4-0 win over visiting Plymouth on Thursday, Sept. 24, the Bulldogs improved to 5-3-1. Continued success should garner BHS at least one home game by the time the Class I playoffs roll around.

“Teams that come here can’t keep up with our tempo,” said head coach Stuart Pepper. “It gives us an advantage playing on this beautiful surface because of our passing ability and the way we can play at a higher speed.”

That tempo was on full display against Plymouth, and senior forward Mike Laflamme was the leader. Laflamme outran a defender to reach a perfectly placed pass from Syver Klevos; Laflamme put it into an open left side of the net 10 minutes into the game.

Just 35 seconds later, Laflamme put a shot into the box from the corner of the field that Plymouth’s goalie punched temporarily out of harm’s way, but Jack Joseph moved the ball from his chest to his foot to the back of the net for a 2-0 lead.

Laflamme used his speed to break open again at about seven minutes into the second half, outrunning another defender to reach a Mike Marinelli pass and find the upper right-hand corner of the net.

“He is as quick as anyone in the state in the final third,” said Pepper of Laflamme. “He has his confidence back after he lost that a little early on, and now we have a lot more of a goal-scoring threat than last season.”

Erik Martel capped the scoring with 5:02 remaining when he headed a perfectly placed free kick from Tyler Saltzman into the right side of the goal.

Despite the three setbacks, Bedford has established itself as one of the tougher opponents in Class I. The Bulldogs have yet to lose a contest by more than a single tally, including one-goal losses to 5- 2-0 Hollis-Brookline and 6-0-1 St. Thomas.

The one tie for the Saints came against Bedford in the teams’ second meeting on Sept. 22.

Pepper said wins against the Souhegan Sabers, whom the Bulldogs already knocked off at home, 3-2, and Hollis- Brookline would go a long way toward securing a home playoff game because of the new method that weighs wins differently based on the quality of the opponent.

“We’ve been in every game this year, and we finally know how to play the game at a high level,” said Pepper. “We’d love to be able to play as many games here as possible.”