The Beverly Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Marblehead Magicians at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Beverly's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Salem 5-0. Beverly haven't had any issues with Salem recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marblehead). They put the hurt on Gloucester with a sharp 9-0 victory on Monday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Marblehead's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Gloucester are ranked 289th).
Beverly's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Marblehead, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Beverly came out on top in a nail-biter against Marblehead in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. 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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