Soccer Preview: North Central vs. Buford
North Central is 0-10 against Buford since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The North Central Knights will be playing at home against the Buford Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Neither North Central nor Buford posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Sadly, North Central is still looking for their first win of the season after seven matches. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of York Prep on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, North Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 158th, while York Prep is ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Buford came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Volunteers onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Buford's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Caeden Deese, who's now up to five this season.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Buford, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2-1.
North Central suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Buford in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Will North Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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