Soccer Preview: Gresham Rolling After Win, Barlow Looking to Bounce Back + How To Watch

The Gresham Gophers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Barlow Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Gresham will be strutting in after a win, while Barlow will be coming in after a defeat.

Gresham's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 4-0 margin over Clackamas. Give Gresham's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Meanwhile, Barlow was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central Catholic. While losing is never fun, Barlow can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Central Catholic are ranked 34th).

Gresham's victory bumped their record up to 7-3-3. As for Barlow, they have now lost four of their last five games on the road. That's left a mark on their 1-10-2 record this season.