Soccer Preview: Vance County vs. South Granville
The Vance County Vipers will head out on the road to square off against the South Granville Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Vance County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Last Monday, Vance County didn't have quite enough to beat Cedar Ridge and fell 3-2. The Vipers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elmer Mejia-Turcio and
Fernando Martinez-Zuniga scored both of Vance County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 39 goals.
Meanwhile, South Granville was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 4-1 to Vance County. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 480th, while the Vipers are ranked 227th).
Vance County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for South Granville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Vance County took their win against South Granville in their previous matchup last Monday by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vance County 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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