The Gateway Regional Gators will head out on the road to take on the Buena Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gateway Regional has three straight wins, Buena has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Last Monday, Gateway Regional had just enough and edged Gloucester City out 2-1. That's two games straight that the Gators have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Buena lost 7-1 to The Pilgrim Academy on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Pioneers are ranked 177th).
Gateway Regional now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Buena, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12-1.
Gateway Regional was able to grind out a solid victory over Buena when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gateway Regional 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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