Soccer Preview: West Forsyth vs. Charlotte Catholic
West Forsyth is on a 11-game streak of home wins, while Charlotte Catholic is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Forsyth Titans will welcome the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Forsyth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand South Caldwell a 9-0 shutout. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while the Spartans are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Forsyth's offense was hitting South Caldwell from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Peyton Hopkinson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Catholic's and East Forsyth's matchup on Friday was close at halftime, but Charlotte Catholic turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Charlotte Catholic was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over East Forsyth. Give the Cougars' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Charlotte Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those 11 matches. As for West Forsyth, their win bumped their record up to 21-1-2.
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