Newburyport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Chicopee Pacers. While losing is never fun, the Clippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Pacers are ranked 48th).
Newburyport's goal came courtesy of
Grady Smith, who's now up to four this season.
Newburyport's loss dropped their record down to 8-8-3. As for Chicopee, they pushed their record up to 16-1-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Newburyport does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Chicopee, they are taking a road trip to challenge North Reading at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. North Reading will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Chicopee surely won't give up without a fight.
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