Soccer Preview: J.H. Rose vs. Cape Fear
The J.H. Rose Rampants will face off against the Cape Fear Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
J.H. Rose is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Terry Sanford a 6-0 shutout. The Rampants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Terry Sanford with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sean Smith (2),
Julius Jones (2),
Elliott Flinchbaugh, and
Landen Lucas.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cape Fear, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top against Vance County by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. The Colts found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Cape Fear players were handed yellow cards.
J.H. Rose's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those seven games. As for Cape Fear, their win bumped their record up to 21-5-1.
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