South Caldwell has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Freedom Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither South Caldwell nor Freedom posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
South Caldwell's game back in March was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of McDowell by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Freedom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 9-0 loss to Hibriten might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Freedom can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 244th, while Hibriten is ranked 21st).
South Caldwell's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Freedom, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
South Caldwell might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Freedom when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can South Caldwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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