Soccer Preview: Medford vs. Somerville
The Medford Mustangs will face off against the Somerville Highlanders at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Medford is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
If Medford beats Somerville with four goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Medford won by a goal and slipped past Beverly 4-3. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Mustangs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Panthers are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Somerville kept a clean sheet against Lynn Classical on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Highlanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by three goals or more this season.
Gabriel Dos Reis and
Josue Guevara scored all three of Somerville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Medford's victory bumped their record up to 3-7-5. As for Somerville, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4-1.
Medford suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Somerville in their previous matchup back in September. Can Medford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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