Soccer Preview: Somerville vs. Everett
The Somerville Highlanders will square off against the Everett Crimson Tide at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Somerville is headed into the matchup having not lost since the fifth and will look to keep things rolling. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Lynn English on Tuesday. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Josue Guevara and
Gabriel Dos Reis scored all three of Somerville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Everett). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lynn Classical on Monday, sneaking past 3-2. The result kept the Crimson Tide happy, as they haven't lost a game since August 31st.
Somerville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-1-1 record this season. As for Everett, they now have a winning record of 3-2-3.
Somerville was able to grind out a solid victory over Everett in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 4-2. Will Somerville repeat their success, or does Everett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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