Soccer Preview: Mountain Island Charter vs. Corvian Community
The Mountain Island Charter Raptors will head out on the road to square off against the Corvian Community Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain Island Charter can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand SouthLake Christian Academy a 3-0 shutout. Given Mountain Island Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while SouthLake Christian Academy is ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rylan Breath and
Harmoni Carter scored all three of Mountain Island Charter's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Meanwhile, Corvian Community can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Jackson Day. The high-scoring effort was just what Corvian Community needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
The win (which was Mountain Island Charter's third in a row) raised their record to 12-3. As for Corvian Community, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 1-9.
Everything went Mountain Island Charter's way against Corvian Community when the teams last played back in March as Mountain Island Charter made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Island Charter 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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