Soccer Game Preview: Gloucester on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 8:42am

Soccer Preview: Gloucester vs. Smithfield

Gloucester has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Smithfield Packers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Gloucester's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Phoebus by a score of 2-0.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Smithfield gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on New Kent with a sharp 4-0 win. The result kept Smithfield happy, as they haven't lost a game since March 14th.

They hit New Kent with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Brianna Curro (2), Lydia Jones, and Natalee Jones.

Gloucester has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Smithfield, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1-2.

Gloucester came up short against Smithfield in their previous matchup back in March of 2017, falling 3-1. Will Gloucester have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.

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