The Forsyth Country Day Furies will square off against the Cannon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Forsyth Country Day sitting on 12 straight victories and Cannon on three.
Forsyth Country Day's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Calvary Day School. Considering Forsyth Country Day have won ten games by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Calvary Day School with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ava Jones (3), Hailey Jones (2), Nicole Kortesis, and Mary Grace Antosek.
Meanwhile, Cannon won against Charlotte Christian last Thursday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. The Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over North Raleigh Christian Academy. Given Cannon's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while North Raleigh Christian Academy are ranked 133rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Forsyth Country Day pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six contests. As for Cannon, the victory got them back to even at 9-9-2.
Everything went Forsyth Country Day's way against Cannon in their previous matchup back in March of 2017, as Forsyth Country Day made off with a 4-0 win. Do the Furies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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