Soccer Game Preview: Carolina International Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 3:33am

Soccer Preview: Carolina International vs. Robinson

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The Carolina International Comets will challenge the Robinson Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Carolina International's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Valor Preparatory Academy.

While Robinson didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past East Rowan 3-0 on Monday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The victory got Carolina International back to even at 1-1-1. As for Robinson, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.

Carolina International might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Robinson in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Carolina International avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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