Soccer Preview: Chapel Hill vs. Holly Springs
The Chapel Hill Tigers will face off against the Holly Springs Golden Hawks on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chapel Hill comes in on seven and Holly Springs on five.
Chapel Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Apex Friendship. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Holly Springs won against East Chapel Hill on Friday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Holly Springs had just enough and edged Millbrook out 2-1. Given the Golden Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Wildcats are ranked 27th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cole Adkins and
Jacob Gibson scored both of Holly Springs' goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Holly Springs pushed their record up to 21-1-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those 13 contests. As for Chapel Hill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.
Chapel Hill suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Holly Springs in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. Can Chapel Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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