Lowell has gone 9-0-1 against Methuen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lowell Red Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Methuen Rangers at 6:30 p.m. Lowell will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Lowell's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past Billerica Memorial 1-0. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Indians are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Methuen was not quite Central Catholic's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 1-0.
Lowell's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Methuen, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything went Lowell's way against Methuen when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Lowell made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lowell since the team 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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