Soccer Preview: Methuen vs. Dracut
The Methuen Rangers will venture away from home to square off against the Dracut Middies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Methuen has three straight victories, Dracut has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Dracut better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Methuen really get things going. Methuen never let Tewksbury Memorial onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Tuesday. The Rangers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
They hit Tewksbury Memorial with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Yaseen Dakiri (2),
Gilmer Leopoldo Herrera Ortega, and
Andy Rodriguez.
Meanwhile, Dracut came up short against Lowell on Tuesday and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, the Middies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Red Raiders are ranked first).
Methuen now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Dracut, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Methuen beat Dracut 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Methuen since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
