Soccer Game Preview: Lake Norman Leaves Home

By Team Reports Aug 29, 2024, 3:40am

Soccer Preview: Lake Norman vs. Garinger

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The Lake Norman Wildcats will head out to challenge the Garinger Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Norman is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.

Lake Norman gave up the first goal on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Iredell , sneaking past 2-1. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Raiders are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Pate Robillard and Danny Chavez scored both of Lake Norman's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.

Meanwhile, Garinger's game on Wednesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Weddington by a score of 4-2. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wildcats needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.

Lake Norman's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Garinger, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which lines up perfectly with their 4-1-1 record this season.

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