Soccer Game Recap: Fuquay - Varina Gets the Win

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 6:19pm

Soccer Recap: Fuquay - Varina vs. Clayton

Fuquay - Varina had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Clayton Comets by a score of 3-1. Given Fuquay - Varina's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while Clayton is ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leila Utate and Molly Shields scored all three of Fuquay - Varina's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.

Fuquay - Varina has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-2 record this season. As for Clayton, they dropped their record down to 5-8-2 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Fuquay - Varina will head out on the road to square off against Willow Spring at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Willow Spring has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 18 goals over their last three games. As for Clayton, they will head out on the road to face off against Corinth Holders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Clayton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.

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