Soccer Preview: Dixon vs. Western Alamance
The Dixon Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Western Alamance Warriors at 6:00 p.m.
Dixon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Harnett Central by a score of 3-1. The Bulldogs found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: William Sumner and Seth Vincent were both handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, Western Alamance had already won 19 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it 20 on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Vikings. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Vikings are ranked 132nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Western Alamance pushed their record up to 21-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 68 goals over those 11 matchups. As for Dixon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
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