Soccer Preview: Northern Guilford vs. Southeast Guilford
Northern Guilford has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Southeast Guilford Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Northern Guilford will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Ragsdale on Tuesday. Northern Guilford never let Ragsdale onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. It was an even better day for Banks Gdovin as she scored three goals for her team.
Northern Guilford used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Ragsdale. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Peyton Simpson (30), Sabrina Palmadessa (80), and Sarah Hosseinzadeh (70). The trio had averaged 16, 43.8, and 36.1 minutes respectively before Tuesday's game. Hosseinzadeh made the most of the opportunity, putting uptwo assists. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Southeast Guilford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 3-0 defeat at the hands of Grimsley. While losing is never fun, Southeast Guilford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 319th, while Grimsley is ranked 89th).
Northern Guilford's win bumped their record up to 5-6-1. As for Southeast Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went Northern Guilford's way against Southeast Guilford in their previous matchup back in March as Northern Guilford made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northern Guilford since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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