Soccer Preview: Alexander Central vs. Statesville
The Alexander Central Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Statesville Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Alexander Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against North Iredell on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Raiders. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Statesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Salisbury. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Hornets are ranked 74th).
Alexander Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
Alexander Central skirted past Statesville 1-0 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alexander Central since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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