Soccer Preview: Richlands vs. Croatan
Richlands is 0-10 against Croatan since March of 2021 but things could change on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Croatan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Richlands' last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Richlands is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against White Oak on Thursday. Richlands fell just short of White Oak by a score of 3-2. One reason for the loss might be the Wildcats' aggressive play style: Jason Pereira and Logan Collura-Repp were both handed yellow cards.
Isaiah Betton and Collura-Repp scored both of Richlands' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, Croatan didn't have quite enough to beat Dixon on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Richlands' loss dropped their record down to 11-7-1. As for Croatan, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8-3.
Richlands suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Croatan in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Richlands avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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