Soccer Game Preview: North Forsyth vs. McMichael

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 11:51pm

Soccer Preview: North Forsyth vs. McMichael

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North Forsyth 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 McMichael Phoenix at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. North Forsyth will be strutting in after a victory while McMichael will be coming in after a loss.

North Forsyth is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Morehead 8-0 on Wednesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Panthers are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, McMichael didn't have quite enough to beat West Stokes on Wednesday and fell 3-2.

Gabriel Silva Maldonado and Emmanuel Herrera-Toscano scored both of McMichael's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.

North Forsyth has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for McMichael, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-3-1 record this season.

North Forsyth beat McMichael by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Forsyth since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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