Gloucester hasn't had much luck against Heritage recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Gloucester Dukes will square off against the Heritage Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gloucester will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 17 points on Friday, then bounced right back against West Point on Monday. Gloucester was the clear victors by a 59-37 margin over West Point. The victory continues a trend for the Dukes in their matchups with the Pointers: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Heritage hadn't done well against Bethel recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Heritage pulled ahead with a 2-1 photo finish over Bethel. The two-point effort marked the Hurricanes' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The win made it two in a row for Heritage and bumps their season record up to 8-11. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.0 points over those games. As for Gloucester, their record is now 8-12.
Gloucester might still be hurting after the 62-36 loss they got from Heritage in their previous meeting back in January. Can Gloucester avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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