Soccer Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Vance County

Vance County proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by five) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Granville Central Panthers 3-2. This was a revenge game for Vance County: when they faced off against Granville Central last Wednesday, they had to take a 6-1 loss.

Vance County hit Granville Central with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Lisa Hayes, Ilaina Kidd-Ponce, and Solana Gardner.

Vipers

Previous 3 Games

05/02/25 vs Granville Central	3-2
05/01/25 @ J.F. Webb	5-0
04/28/25 vs Durham School of the Arts	1-0

The win was the third in a row for Vance County, bringing their record up to 11-6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three matches. As for Granville Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6-1.

Looking ahead, Vance County is taking a road trip to square off against Carrboro at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Vance County will need to watch out since Carrboro have now posted at least four goals in their last 12 games. As for Granville Central, they will be playing at home against J.F. Webb at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Granville Central are facing J.F. Webb at the right time seeing as J.F. Webb are stuck on a five-game losing streak.