Soccer Preview: Cape Fear vs. Purnell Swett
On Monday Cape Fear will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Purnell Swett Rams at 6:00 p.m. Cape Fear is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Cape Fear is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lumberton just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 2-1. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Colts couldn't quite close it out.
Their goal came courtesy of
Francisco Rodriguez, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Purnell Swett's offense. They fell just short of Gray's Creek by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cape Fear's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3-1. As for Purnell Swett, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-3.
Cape Fear took their win against Purnell Swett when the teams last played on September 4th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Fear since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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