Soccer Preview: Northern Durham vs. Cristo Rey Research Triangle
Northern Durham is 3-0 against Cristo Rey Research Triangle since August of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Northern Durham Knights will host the Cristo Rey Research Triangle Bulls at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Wednesday, Northern Durham didn't have quite enough to beat Orange and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Panthers are ranked 108th).
Northern Durham's goal came courtesy of
William Mejia, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Cristo Rey Research Triangle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against The Burlington School, falling 6-0.
This is the second loss in a row for Northern Durham and nudges their season record down to 1-5-2. As for Cristo Rey Research Triangle, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Northern Durham was able to grind out a solid win over Cristo Rey Research Triangle in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Will Northern Durham repeat their success, or does Cristo Rey Research Triangle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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