Soccer Preview: Greene Central vs. SouthWest Edgecombe
Greene Central has gone 6-0 against SouthWest Edgecombe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Greene Central Rams will welcome the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Greene Central sitting on four straight victories and SouthWest Edgecombe on five.
SouthWest Edgecombe better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Greene Central really get things going. Greene Central's defense stepped up to hand North Pitt a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. That four goal margin sets a new team best for the Rams this season.
They hit North Pitt with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Josh Osorio (2),
Miguel Zavala, and
Adrian Acevedo.
While SouthWest Edgecombe didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-10-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on North Edgecombe with a sharp 9-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Greene Central's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their win bumped their record up to 8-0-2.
Everything went Greene Central's way against SouthWest Edgecombe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Greene Central made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Greene Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will SouthWest Edgecombe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
