Soccer Game Preview: Cairo vs. Westover

By Team Reports Mar 5, 2024, 2:14am

Preview: Cairo vs. Westover

Cairo is 9-1 against Westover since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cairo Syrupmakers will look to defend their home pitch against the Westover Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Cairo's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Friday just wasn't the day for Cairo's offense. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 5-0 walloping at the hands of Shaw on Friday. While losing is never fun, Cairo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 386th, while Shaw is ranked 156th).

Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Westover's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They suffered a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Deerfield-Windsor. Westover had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.

Cairo's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Westover, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-1.

Everything went Cairo's way against Westover when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Cairo made off with a 7-1 win. Does Cairo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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