Soccer Preview: Reagan vs. Parkland
The Reagan Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Parkland Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Reagan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: West Forsyth, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Reagan was ranked 22nd). Reagan fell just short of West Forsyth by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Parkland won against R.J. Reynolds on Monday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Wednesday. Parkland walked away with a 3-1 win over East Forsyth. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
They hit East Forsyth with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mario Barclay,
Brian Valencia, and
Cristian Parral.
Reagan's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4-2. As for Parkland, they now have a winning record of 8-7-2.
Reagan took their victory against Parkland when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reagan since the squad 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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