Soccer Preview: Kempsville vs. Salem
The Kempsville Chiefs will head out on the road to challenge the Salem Sundevils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kempsville has four straight wins, Salem has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kempsville will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Landstown, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Kempsville beat Landstown by a goal, winning 2-1. That's two games straight that Kempsville has won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Salem's offense. They lost 8-0 to First Colonial on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Salem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 128th, while First Colonial is ranked second).
Kempsville now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1.
Kempsville might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Salem when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Kempsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
