Soccer Preview: West Rowan vs. Robinson
The West Rowan Falcons will square off against the Robinson Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. West Rowan has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Robinson will come in with four straight victories.
West Rowan fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Lake Norman Charter on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Falcons' Vamala Jabateh and Rene Roque-Barcenas and the Knights' Shreyas Polishetty were all carded.
Meanwhile, Robinson earned a 3-1 win over South Rowan on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Raiders are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jay Camacho and
Alexis Salinas scored all three of Robinson's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
West Rowan's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Robinson, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
West Rowan beat Robinson by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Does West Rowan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Robinson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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