The Highland Tech Rams will head out on the road to take on the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Highland Tech's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Cherryville. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Highland Tech's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Cherryville are ranked 372nd).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Piedmont Community Charter made sure to put some goals up on the board against Sugar Creek Charter on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 11-2 victory. With Piedmont Community Charter ahead 11-2 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Highland Tech pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for Piedmont Community Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6-1 record this season.
Everything went Highland Tech's way against Piedmont Community Charter in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Highland Tech made off with a 5-2 win. In that contest, the Rams amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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