The Smithfield Packers will head out on the road to challenge the Gloucester Dukes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Smithfield is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Smithfield is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against New Kent (and have done all season long). Smithfield's defense stepped up to hand New Kent a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given Smithfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while New Kent is ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Smithfield hit New Kent with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Brianna Curro (2),
Lydia Jones, and
Natalee Jones.
Meanwhile, Gloucester came out on top against Phoebus on Tuesday by a score of 2-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Smithfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-2 record this season. As for Gloucester, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Smithfield beat Gloucester 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smithfield 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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