Soccer Game Preview: Research Triangle Heads Out

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 2:14am

Soccer Preview: Research Triangle vs. NCSSM: Durham

The Research Triangle Raptors will head out on the road to square off against the NCSSM: Durham Unicorns at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Research Triangle 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 346th, while NCSSM: Durham is ranked 107th).

Research Triangle is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Falls Lake by a score of 2-1.

Research Triangle's goal came courtesy of Avery Hardister, who's now up to nine this season.

Meanwhile, NCSSM: Durham kept a clean sheet against Raleigh Charter on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Phoenix.

Research Triangle's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for NCSSM: Durham, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4.

Research Triangle suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to NCSSM: Durham when the teams last played back in April. Can Research Triangle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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