Soccer Preview: SouthWest Edgecombe vs. Ayden - Grifton
The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars will face off against the Ayden - Grifton Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. SouthWest Edgecombe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.
SouthWest Edgecombe took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on North Edgecombe with a sharp 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting North Edgecombe from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Victor Carrillo led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Ayden - Grifton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Pitt. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Panthers are ranked 85th).
SouthWest Edgecombe's victory bumped their record up to 11-5-2. As for Ayden - Grifton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
