Soccer Preview: Holly Springs vs. Panther Creek
Holly Springs has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Holly Springs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Holly Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Green Hope, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Holly Springs was ranked second). Holly Springs' defense stepped up to hand Green Hope a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. The Golden Hawks better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Sean O'Laughlin, as he scored every single goal for his team.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 5-0 to Cary. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Ayad Sulieman was handed one for the Catamounts, while the Imps got theirs courtesy of Santiago Escobar.
Holly Springs' win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Panther Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went Holly Springs' way against Panther Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Holly Springs made off with a 4-1 victory. In that game, Holly Springs amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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