The Nantucket Whalers will head out on the road to face off against the Martha's Vineyard Regional Vineyarders at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Martha's Vineyard Regional took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Nantucket, who comes in off a win.
Nantucket is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Cape Cod Academy on Friday. Given the Whalers' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Seahawks are ranked 317th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Martha's Vineyard Regional's offense. They lost 5-0 to Monomoy on Wednesday. The Vineyarders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nantucket pushed their record up to 8-2-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Martha's Vineyard Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-2.
Nantucket beat Martha's Vineyard Regional by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nantucket since the squad 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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