The Providence Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Providence is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Providence narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past East Mecklenburg 2-1. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Eagles are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Paul Artus and
Isaac Arcos scored both of Providence's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Hickory Ridge's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 3-1 win over West Cabarrus.
Providence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7-1 record this season. As for Hickory Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4-1.
Everything went Providence's way against Hickory Ridge in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as Providence made off with a 6-0 win. Does Providence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hickory Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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