Soccer Preview: Kearny vs. Dickinson
Kearny has won four straight games at home, while Dickinson has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Kearny Kardinals will welcome the Dickinson Rams at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kearny headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but North Bergen let them put that streak behind them. Kearny walked away with a 4-2 victory over North Bergen on Wednesday. Given the Kardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Bruins are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kearny hit North Bergen with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gabe Gomez (2),
Augusto Vieira, and Vieira.
Meanwhile, Dickinson hadn't done well against Union City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Dickinson never let Union City onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Rams were the better team in the second half.
Kearny's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Dickinson, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Kearny took their win against Dickinson in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Kearny repeat their success, or does Dickinson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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