Soccer Preview: Southwestern Randolph vs. Eastern Randolph
Southwestern Randolph is 7-0 against Eastern Randolph since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Southwestern Randolph Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Neither Southwestern Randolph nor Eastern Randolph posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
On Friday, Southwestern Randolph didn't have quite enough to beat Asheboro and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Southwestern Randolph can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 351st, while Asheboro is ranked 133rd).
Southwestern Randolph's goal came courtesy of
Macy Walker, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Randolph was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 10-1 to Randleman. That's two games in a row now that Eastern Randolph has lost by exactly nine goals.
Southwestern Randolph has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10-1 record this season. As for Eastern Randolph, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Southwestern Randolph was able to grind out a solid victory over Eastern Randolph in their previous matchup back in March, winning 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwestern Randolph since the team 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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