Soccer Game Preview: East Forsyth on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 2:21am

Soccer Preview: East Forsyth vs. Parkland

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The East Forsyth Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Parkland Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

East Forsyth's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Central Davidson out 1-0. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Spartans are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

East Forsyth's one-goal win came courtesy of John Gautier, who's now up to seven this season.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Parkland's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They came up short against West Forsyth, falling 10-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost seven in a row.

East Forsyth pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Parkland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2-2.

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