Soccer Preview: Chesapeake vs. Portsmouth
Chesapeake is 10-0 against Portsmouth since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Chesapeake Panthers will take on the Portsmouth Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Chesapeake is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Chesapeake's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against South Point on Thursday. They came up short against the Pointers, falling 5-0.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth lost 4-1 to Gallia Academy on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 139th).
Chesapeake's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Portsmouth, they now have a losing record at 5-6-2.
Everything went Chesapeake's way against Portsmouth when the teams last played back in August, as Chesapeake made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chesapeake since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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