The Salem Sundevils will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Kempsville Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Salem has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Kempsville will arrive with four straight victories.
Salem's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against First Colonial on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Patriots. While losing is never fun, Salem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 128th, while First Colonial is ranked second).
Meanwhile, Kempsville has not done well against Landstown recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Kempsville skirted past Landstown 2-1. That's two games straight that Kempsville has won by just one goal.
Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for Kempsville, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Salem took their win against Kempsville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. Does Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kempsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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