The Beverly Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Gloucester Fishermen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Beverly has four straight victories, Gloucester has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Beverly had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the six-goal drubbing they dealt Peabody Veterans Memorial on Wednesday. The Panthers blew past the Tanners 6-0. Beverly might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Gloucester fell victim to Winthrop and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Gloucester can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 299th, while Winthrop are ranked 144th).
Gloucester's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13-1. As for Beverly, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.
Everything went Beverly's way against Gloucester in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Beverly made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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