Butler is 10-0 against Garinger since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Butler Bulldogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Garinger Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Butler is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 5.9 goals per game this season.
On Tuesday, Butler and Independence finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The outcome might've been different if Brandy Cervantes hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited her ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Butler's goal came courtesy of
Jillian Phoebus, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Garinger was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Providence. While losing is never fun, Garinger can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while Providence is ranked 49th).
With that draw, Butler's record moves to 4-3-2. As for Garinger, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything went Butler's way against Garinger in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Butler made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Butler since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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