Soccer Preview: Clayton vs. Northern Nash
The Clayton Comets will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Northern Nash Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Clayton will be strutting in after a win while Northern Nash will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Clayton made easy work of Hoke County and carried off a 4-1 victory. Even though the Comets got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Gabe Lara was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Clayton hit Hoke County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Christopher Serrano (2),
Tavalis Parker, and
Juanpablo Pulgarin.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Northern Nash's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of D.H. Conley on Wednesday. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Knights' Jovanni Torres and Roland Mboumien and the Vikings' Isaac Congleton were all carded.
Clayton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Northern Nash, they now have a losing record at 0-1-1.
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