Soccer Recap: Alexander Central Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Alexander Central can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the A.C. Reynolds Rockets on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Alexander Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while A.C. Reynolds are ranked 12th).

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

11/11/25 @ A.C. Reynolds	0-3
11/06/25 vs Western Guilford	4-2
10/28/25 @ South Caldwell	2-1
10/22/25 vs Freedom	5-0
10/20/25 @ Watauga	0-4

Alexander Central moved to 15-6-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-match winning streak. As for A.C. Reynolds, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.

Alexander Central will take on Watauga at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alexander Central's defense better be ready for this one: Watauga have averaged an impressive 3.1 goals per game this season. A.C. Reynolds does not have any more games scheduled as of now.