Soccer Preview: Brevard vs. East Rutherford
Brevard has gone 8-2 against East Rutherford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Brevard Blue Devils' road trip will continue as they head out to face the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Brevard's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They had just enough and edged North Buncombe out 1-0. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Black Hawks are ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East Rutherford's game on Monday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They won by a goal and slipped past Crest 2-1. The Cavaliers found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Landon Gooch and Ian Queen were both handed yellow cards.
Brevard is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season. As for East Rutherford, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Brevard's way against East Rutherford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Brevard made off with a 5-0 win. Will Brevard repeat their success, or does East Rutherford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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