Soccer Preview: Charlotte Catholic vs. Garinger
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against the Garinger Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Charlotte Catholic comes in on three and Garinger on nine.
Charlotte Catholic's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Rocky River. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Rocky River from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
William Bumgarner led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Garinger sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Independence on Tuesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Patriots are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charlotte Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Garinger, they pushed their record up to 14-3-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
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