Soccer Preview: Rockport vs. Newburyport
Rockport is on a three-game streak of home losses, Newburyport a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Rockport Vikings will host the Newburyport Clippers at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Rockport managed to keep up with Ipswich until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Rockport came up short against Ipswich, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Newburyport kept a clean sheet against Pentucket Regional on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Pentucket Regional out 1-0. The Clippers' winning goal came courtesy of Grady Smith.
Rockport's loss dropped their record down to 5-5-2. As for Newburyport, the win got them back to even at 4-4-2.
Rockport came up short against Newburyport in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Rockport avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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