Soccer Preview: Clayton vs. Corinth Holders
The Clayton Comets will venture away from home to challenge the Corinth Holders Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clayton will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Clayton narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Fuquay - Varina 4-3. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Bengals are ranked 182nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clayton hit Fuquay - Varina with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Christopher Serrano (2),
Tavalis Parker, and
Anthony Grottini.
Meanwhile, Corinth Holders' game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They beat Willow Spring by a goal, winning 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Clayton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-1-1 record this season. As for Corinth Holders, the win got them back to even at 5-5-1.
Clayton skirted past Corinth Holders 1-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Clayton repeat their success, or does Corinth Holders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
