Soccer Game Preview: Western Guilford vs. Northwest Guilford

Western Guilford hasn't had much luck against Northwest Guilford recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Hornets will look to defend their home pitch against the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Western Guilford managed to keep up with Ragsdale until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Hornets lost 3-0 to the Tigers. While losing is never fun, Western Guilford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while Ragsdale are ranked 155th).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northwest Guilford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They never let Southwest Guilford get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Monday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Northwest Guilford were the better team in the second half.

Northwest Guilford is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That somehow still isn't as good as their 14-3-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four games. As for Western Guilford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-15-1.

Western Guilford suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Northwest Guilford in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Hornets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.