Soccer Preview: Independence vs. Providence
The Independence Patriots will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Providence Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Independence will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 241st, while Providence is ranked 52nd).
After failing to score in their last match, Independence made sure to put some goals up on the board against Garinger on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Wildcats. Considering Independence has won four games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Providence unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to Ardrey Kell. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Providence couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of
Melina Pak, who's now up to two this season.
The victory got Independence back to even at 5-5-3. As for Providence, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3-1.
Independence came up short against Providence when the teams last played back in March, falling 2-0. Can Independence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
