Soccer Preview: West Caldwell vs. Newton-Conover
West Caldwell is 1-8-1 against Newton-Conover since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Caldwell Warriors will look to defend their home pitch against the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Newton-Conover is hoping to do what Maiden couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to West Caldwell's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. West Caldwell never let Maiden onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The match marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Newton-Conover made easy work of East Burke on Wednesday and carried off a 7-0 win. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 505th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newton-Conover's offense was hitting East Burke from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Zach Schweighardt led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
West Caldwell's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for Newton-Conover, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-2 record this season.
West Caldwell beat Newton-Conover by a goal in their previous matchup last Wednesday, winning 1-0. Does West Caldwell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newton-Conover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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