Soccer Recap: Carroll vs. Northside Methodist Academy
Carroll entered their tilt with Northside Methodist Academy with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Northside Methodist Academy Knights on Monday. For Carroll, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 defeat Northside Methodist Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Carroll was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Emma Edler and
Laynie Recor, who scored both of Carroll's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 73 so far this season.
Northside Methodist Academy was without their leading scorer, Ali Scott, in Monday's contest. With Scott sitting this one out, Rachel Gray got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 54.5).
Carroll's victory bumped their record up to 17-2-1. As for Northside Methodist Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5-1.
Carroll will head out on the road to challenge Eufaula at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Carroll is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Alabama (they are ranked 47th, while Eufaula is ranked 176th). As for Northside Methodist Academy, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 9-0 win vs. Long on the 16th.
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