Soccer Recap: Make It 19 in a Row for Shelby

Golden Lions

Previous Games

05/02/25 @ East Gaston	3-1
04/29/25 @ Bessemer City	9-0
04/23/25 vs Kings Mountain	4-1
04/22/25 vs Burns	4-0
04/10/25 vs Highland Tech	2-0
+ 14 more games

Shelby strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came out on top against the East Gaston Warriors by a score of 3-1. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Shelby's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while East Gaston are ranked 209th).

Alyvia Berkowitz was the driving force of Shelby's attack as she scored all three of Shelby's goals, bringing her season total up to 29 goals.

Shelby's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-0. As for East Gaston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6-2.

Coming up, Shelby will venture away from home to take on Cherryville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Shelby will be up against Cherryville's rather soft defense (which has allowed 5.41 goals per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for East Gaston, they will challenge Ashbrook at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Gaston will be up against Ashbrook's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.89 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.