The Somerville Highlanders will take on the Chelsea Red Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Somerville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Revere on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given Somerville's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while Revere are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Chelsea came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 4-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Chelsea, who have now won three contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Somerville's win bumped their record up to 3-4-3. As for Chelsea, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2-1.
Somerville skirted past Chelsea 1-0 when the teams last played back in September. Will the Highlanders repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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