Soccer Preview: Salisbury vs. Thomasville
Salisbury has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the Thomasville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Salisbury was able to grind out a solid win over North Rowan, taking the game 4-2. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Cavaliers are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Thomasville's way against Lexington on Wednesday as Thomasville made off with a 4-1 victory. Even though the Bulldogs got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Alexander Robles was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Nelson Vasquez and
Javier Robles scored all four of Thomasville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Salisbury's win bumped their record up to 13-1-3. As for Thomasville, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Salisbury skirted past Thomasville 1-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Salisbury have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thomasville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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