Soccer Preview: Independence vs. Garinger
Independence is 10-0 against Garinger since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Independence Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Garinger Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
After soaring to nine goals the game before, Independence was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. Their tough 9-0 defeat to Charlotte Catholic might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Independence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 231st, while Charlotte Catholic is ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Garinger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 9-0 defeat at the hands of East Mecklenburg. That's two games in a row now that Garinger has lost by exactly nine goals.
Independence now has a losing record at 4-5-3. As for Garinger, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Independence's way against Garinger in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Independence made off with a 9-0 victory. Does Independence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Garinger turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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