Newburyport is 8-0-1 against Ipswich since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Newburyport Clippers will venture away from home to square off against the Ipswich Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Newburyport is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Last Thursday, Newburyport beat Hamilton-Wenham Regional 3-1. The Clippers' winning goal came courtesy of Kyle Lisauskas.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Ipswich was not quite Manchester Essex's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Hornets are ranked 13th).
The win made it two in a row for Newburyport and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Ipswich, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
Newburyport took their victory against Ipswich when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newburyport 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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