Knightdale has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Heritage Huskies at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Knightdale's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Wake Forest on Monday. They lost 5-0 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Cougars are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, Heritage had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 2-1. The Huskies wouldn't have won without Cole Capps, who scored the game-winner.
Knightdale has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-8-1 record this season. As for Heritage, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1.
Knightdale suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Knightdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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