Soccer Preview: Gates County vs. Holmes
Gates County is 0-10 against Holmes since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Gates County Red Barons will venture away from home to take on the Holmes Aces at 5:00 p.m.
Gates County came up short against Camden County on Monday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Red Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 327th, while the Bruins are ranked 47th).
Gates County's goal came courtesy of
Jackson Nicholson, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Holmes came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bears 8-1. The Aces might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by seven goals or more this season.
Gates County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-1. As for Holmes, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Gates County might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Holmes when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Gates County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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