Newburyport is 7-0-1 against Amesbury since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newburyport Clippers will be staying on the road to face off against the Amesbury Redhawks at 5:30 p.m. Newburyport will be strutting in after a win while Amesbury will be coming in after a loss.
Newburyport's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Essex North Shore Agric & Tech School by a score of 2-0. Ryan Gasbarro had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Clippers.
Meanwhile, Amesbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Hamilton-Wenham Regional, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Generals are ranked 112th).
Newburyport now has a winning record of 6-5-3. As for Amesbury, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Newburyport took their victory against Amesbury when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. 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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