Soccer Preview: Capital vs. Nicholas County
The Capital Cougars will take on the Nicholas County Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Capital is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Capital is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Thursday, they were much more limited against Nitro on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Nicholas County kept a clean sheet against Webster County on Tuesday. They blew past the Highlanders 6-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Grizzlies considering their one-goal performance the match before.
They hit Webster County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Hayden Dean (2),
Aidan Taylor (2),
Shayne Watters, and
Hayden Cook.
Capital's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11-1. As for Nicholas County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7-1.
Capital was able to grind out a solid win over Nicholas County in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, winning 4-2. Will Capital repeat their success, or does Nicholas County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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