The Kimberly Papermakers will head out to challenge the Bay Port Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Kimberly fell victim to Neenah and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets. While losing is never fun, Kimberly can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Neenah are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Bay Port had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They blew past the Jaguars 11-1. Considering Bay Port have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Ashwaubenon from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Woodlens Frederic led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Bay Port's win bumped their record up to 11-2-1. As for Kimberly, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-4.
Kimberly was able to grind out a solid victory over Bay Port when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Papermakers 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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