Soccer Preview: Queen's Grant vs. Piedmont
The Queen's Grant Stallions will square off against the Piedmont Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Queen's Grant fought the good fight in their overtime match against Jackson Day on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mariners by a score of 4-3. One thing that didn't help the Stallions' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Enzo Mejia.
Queen's Grant hit Jackson Day with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Mejia,
Jayden Ferdinand, and
Andrei Svet.
Meanwhile, Piedmont entered their tilt with Central Academy on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 3-0 shutout. Give the Panthers' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Queen's Grant has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5-3 record this season. As for Piedmont, they pushed their record up to 6-3-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Queen's Grant suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Piedmont in their previous meeting back in August of 2018. Can Queen's Grant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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