Soccer Game Preview: Vance County vs. Wake Forest

The Vance County Vipers will challenge the Wake Forest Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

On Monday, Vance County came up short against Franklinton and fell 3-1. Vance County have struggled against Franklinton recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Wake Forest was not quite Heritage's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Wake Forest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Heritage are ranked 48th).

Vance County's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3-1. As for Wake Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-5.

Vance County couldn't quite get it done against Wake Forest in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 2-0. Will the Vipers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.