A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on the Providence Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Garinger took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-2 margin over Legion Collegiate Academy. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 27th in North Carolina, while the Lancers are ranked 93rd in South Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garinger hit Legion Collegiate Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Prince Marvens (2),
Jairo Zavalla (2), and
Diego Silva (2).
Meanwhile, Providence waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Ravens a 9-0 shutout. The Panthers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.
Garinger pushed their record up to 15-4-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Providence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-1 record this season.
Everything went Garinger's way against Providence in their previous meeting back in September, as Garinger made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garinger 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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