Soccer Preview: Northwest Cabarrus vs. South Rowan
The Northwest Cabarrus Trojans and the South Rowan Raiders are set to duel on Wednesday. South Rowan took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwest Cabarrus, who comes in off a win.
South Rowan is hoping to do what Mount Pleasant couldn't on Monday: put an end to Northwest Cabarrus' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Northwest Cabarrus put the hurt on Mount Pleasant with a sharp 3-0 win. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Tigers are ranked 496th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carmine Montesino and
Max Arredondo scored all three of Northwest Cabarrus' goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, South Rowan fell victim to Concord and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Spiders, falling 3-0. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwest Cabarrus' victory bumped their record up to 10-4-5. As for South Rowan, they now have a losing record at 8-9-2.
Northwest Cabarrus was able to grind out a solid win over South Rowan in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Cabarrus 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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