Soccer Game Preview: Carver vs. Cornerstone Charter

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 3:10am

Soccer Preview: Carver vs. Cornerstone Charter

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Carver is 6-1 against Cornerstone Charter since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Carver Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Cornerstone Charter Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carver has seven straight wins, Cornerstone Charter has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

On Tuesday, Carver made easy work of Triad Math and Science Academy and carried off an 8-4 victory. Considering the Yellowjackets have won six matchups by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Cornerstone Charter fell victim to Carver and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Yellowjackets, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 140th).

Carver pushed their record up to 7-1-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cornerstone Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-1.

Carver took their victory against Cornerstone Charter in their previous matchup on Monday by a conclusive 5-0. Will Carver repeat their success, or does Cornerstone Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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