Soccer Preview: West Caldwell vs. Newton-Conover
West Caldwell has won five straight games at home, while Newton-Conover has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The West Caldwell Warriors will take on the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. West Caldwell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
West Caldwell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Community School of Davidson by a score of 2-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Warriors were the better team in the second half.
Jayco Castro was the driving force of West Caldwell's attack as he scored both of West Caldwell's goals, bringing his season total up to 36 goals.
Meanwhile, Newton-Conover had just enough and edged Owen out 4-3 on Tuesday.
Newton-Conover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 76 goals over those 15 contests. As for West Caldwell, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.
West Caldwell suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Newton-Conover in their previous meeting back in October. Can West Caldwell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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