Soccer Preview: Cummings vs. Jordan-Matthews
Cummings is 0-9 against Jordan-Matthews since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cummings Cavaliers will look to defend their home pitch against the Jordan-Matthews Jets at 6:00 p.m. Neither Cummings nor Jordan-Matthews posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Cummings is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to Northwood. While losing is never fun, Cummings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 497th, while Northwood is ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, Jordan-Matthews kept a clean sheet against Bartlett Yancey on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Buccaneers 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Jordan-Matthews was the better team in the second half.
Cummings' defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Jordan-Matthews, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10-1 record this season.
Cummings might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Jordan-Matthews when the teams last played back in March. Will Cummings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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