Soccer Preview: Research Triangle vs. NCSSM: Durham
The Research Triangle Raptors will take on the NCSSM: Durham Unicorns at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Research Triangle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
NCSSM: Durham is facing Research Triangle at the wrong time: Research Triangle suffered their first home loss of the season on Wednesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Phoenix by a score of 4-3. The Raptors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Matias Camacho and
Davis Wallace scored all three of Research Triangle's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask NCSSM: Durham). Their defense stepped up to hand River Mill a 7-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Unicorns' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Jaguars are ranked 507th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Research Triangle now has a losing record at 4-5. As for NCSSM: Durham, the win also got them back to even at 3-3-1.
Research Triangle was able to grind out a solid victory over NCSSM: Durham when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Research Triangle repeat their success, or does NCSSM: Durham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
