Soccer Preview: Cuthbertson vs. Ardrey Kell
The Cuthbertson Cavaliers will take on the Ardrey Kell Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cuthbertson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
Cuthbertson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to nine goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Hickory Ridge on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ragin' Bulls. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Ragin' Bulls are ranked ninth).
Cuthbertson's goal came courtesy of
Hayden Caldwell, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Ardrey Kell put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Norman , sneaking past 2-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Knights' Hariharan Erady and the Wildcats' Gareth Siemers and Robert De Roy were all carded.
Ardrey Kell's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Daniel Kenny got a bit more time on the pitch (76 vs. his season average of 50.8). Kenny made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist and three steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Cuthbertson's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Ardrey Kell, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0-2.
Cuthbertson came up short against Ardrey Kell in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Cuthbertson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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