Soccer Preview: Lee County vs. Terry Sanford
Lee County is 9-1 against Terry Sanford since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lee County Yellow Jackets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Terry Sanford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Terry Sanford better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lee County really get things going. Lee County never let Hoke County onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Monday.
Elias Alvarez and
Christian Ochoa scored all three of Lee County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Terry Sanford made sure to put some goals up on the board against Westover on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over the Wolverines. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Wolverines are ranked 522nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lee County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Terry Sanford, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6-1.
Lee County skirted past Terry Sanford 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Lee County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Terry Sanford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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