Soccer Game Preview: Newberry vs. Chester

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 10:47am

Soccer Preview: Newberry vs. Chester

Newberry is 4-0 against Chester since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Newberry Bulldogs will look to defend their home pitch against the Chester Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newberry has four straight victories, Chester has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Newberry can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They never let Fairfield Central onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Newberry's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.

They hit Fairfield Central with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Juliette Carmona (2), Elizabeth Yi, Jasmin Lopez Lorenzo, and Emily Benitez.

Meanwhile, Chester scored the most goals they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Clinton by a score of 4-3.

Chester was without their leading scorer, Madison Sharrai, in Friday's match. With Sharrai sidelined, Chester had to make some changes to the lineup. And. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: Sophia Palko scored a goal, while she scored a goal.

Newberry's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Chester, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.

Everything went Newberry's way against Chester in their previous meeting back in February as Newberry made off with a 4-0 win. Does Newberry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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