Soccer Preview: Vance County vs. Carrboro
Vance County is 0-6 against Carrboro since September of 2021 but things could change on Monday. The Vance County Vipers will head out on the road to face off against the Carrboro Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Vance County is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand J.F. Webb a 9-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given the Vipers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Warriors are ranked 507th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Carrboro had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four last Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 9-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won four matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Vance County and bumps their season record up to 7-4. As for Carrboro, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3-2.
Vance County came up short against Carrboro when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Vance County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
