Soccer Preview: Davenport vs. Newport
The Davenport Gorillas will face off against the Newport Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Davenport has three straight wins, Newport has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Last Thursday, Davenport had just enough and edged Reardan out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Newport fell victim to Freeman and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Scotties. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Scotties are ranked 25th).
Davenport has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Newport, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Davenport took their victory against Newport in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 7-0. Will Davenport repeat their success, or does Newport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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