Soccer Preview: Holly Springs vs. Middle Creek
The Holly Springs Golden Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Middle Creek Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Holly Springs is coming into the game hot, having won their last 14 games.
If Holly Springs beats Middle Creek with three goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Holly Springs came out on top against Panther Creek by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Given the Golden Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Catamounts are ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sean O'Laughlin and
Charlie Aube scored all three of Holly Springs' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 34 goals.
Meanwhile, Middle Creek kept a clean sheet against Apex Friendship on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Patriots , sneaking past 1-0. The result kept the Mustangs happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 18th.
Holly Springs pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Middle Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-2 record this season.
Holly Springs skirted past Middle Creek 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holly Springs since the squad 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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