Soccer Preview: Middle Creek vs. Cary
The Middle Creek Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Cary Imps at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Middle Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Middle Creek is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Holly Springs on Wednesday. Middle Creek fell just short of Holly Springs by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked eighth).
Isaac Poprocki and
Donovan Shanklin scored both of Middle Creek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Cary fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Green Level on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 3-1 to the Gators. It was the first time this season that the Imps let down their fans at home.
This is the second loss in a row for Middle Creek and nudges their season record down to 5-3-1. As for Cary, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-2-1 record.
Middle Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Cary in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Middle Creek repeat their success, or does Cary have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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