Soccer Preview: Clinton vs. Richmond
The Clinton Dark Horses will be playing at home against the Richmond Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clinton has three straight victories, Richmond has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Clinton gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand St. Pauls a 10-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Ava Williford as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Richmond fell victim to Lee County and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 7-0 to the Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, Richmond can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while Lee County is ranked 73rd).
Clinton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Richmond, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-3.
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