Soccer Game Preview: Corinth Holders vs. Clayton

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 2:42am

Soccer Preview: Corinth Holders vs. Clayton

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After two games on the road, Corinth Holders is heading back home. They will welcome the Clayton Comets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.

If Clayton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Corinth Holders took over last week. Corinth Holders beat Willow Spring by a goal, winning 3-2. The Pirates wouldn't have won without Jake Eatman, who scored the game-winner.

Meanwhile, Clayton waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Bengals out 4-3. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Bengals are ranked 182nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win got Corinth Holders back to even at 5-5-1. As for Clayton, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1.

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