The Research Triangle Raptors will square off against the Raleigh Charter Phoenix at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Research Triangle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Research Triangle will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Roxboro Community on Monday. The Raptors were the clear victors by a 6-1 margin over the Bulldogs. Research Triangle haven't had any issues with Roxboro Community recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Research Triangle's offense was hitting Roxboro Community from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Cameron Greenbaum led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Raleigh Charter fell victim to NCSSM: Durham and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 4-0 to the Unicorns. While losing is never fun, Raleigh Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 195th, while NCSSM: Durham are ranked 50th).
This is the second loss in a row for Raleigh Charter and nudges their season record down to 7-6-1. As for Research Triangle, their win bumped their record up to 10-3-3.
Research Triangle beat Raleigh Charter by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 1-0. Will the Raptors repeat their success, or do the Phoenix have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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