Soccer Preview: Poquoson vs. Gloucester
The Poquoson Islanders will head out on the road to challenge the Gloucester Dukes at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Poquoson has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Gloucester will arrive with five straight victories.
Poquoson fought the good fight in their overtime match against Bruton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1.
Poquoson's goal came courtesy of
Lucas Markley, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Gloucester stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Phoebus with a sharp 7-0 win. Given Gloucester's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Phoebus is ranked 238th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Poquoson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Gloucester, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1.
Poquoson skirted past Gloucester 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Poquoson since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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