The Beverly Panthers will face off against the Andover Golden Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Beverly is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Masconomet Regional, who was ranked 13th at the time (Beverly was ranked second). The Panthers lost 3-0 to the Chieftains on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Andover's offense. They fell just short of Central Catholic by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Andover haven't been shut out since back in August.
Having lost for the first time this season, Beverly fell to 11-1. As for Andover, their defeat ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3-2.
Beverly was able to grind out a solid victory over Andover in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, winning 2-0. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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