Cherryville hasn't had much luck against East Gaston recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Cherryville will welcome East Gaston at 6:00 p.m. Cherryville has given up an average of 4.1 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cherryville's offense. They came up short against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy on Tuesday, falling 9-0. That's two games in a row now that Cherryville have lost by exactly nine goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 2-2 at halftime, East Gaston was not quite Shelby's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Golden Lions by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, East Gaston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Shelby are ranked 73rd).
East Gaston hit Shelby with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alexa Cloninger, Kayla Maiers, and Patience Shaw.
East Gaston dropped their record down to 3-4-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cherryville, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Cherryville might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from East Gaston when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can Cherryville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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