Soccer Preview: High Point Central vs. Northeast Guilford
High Point Central has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Northeast Guilford Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. High Point Central will be strutting in after a win while Northeast Guilford will be coming in after a loss.
Northeast Guilford better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when High Point Central really get things going. Everything went High Point Central's way against Eastern Guilford on Thursday as High Point Central made off with a 5-1 victory. Considering the Bison have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Northeast Guilford has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. They lost 5-1 to Southern Guilford on Thursday. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Rams couldn't quite close it out.
High Point Central is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4-3 record this season. As for Northeast Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17-2.
High Point Central took their win against Northeast Guilford in their previous matchup on October 3rd by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for High Point Central 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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