The Neuse Charter Cougars will challenge the Raleigh Charter Phoenix at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Raleigh Charter will have to contend with a Neuse Charter squad hungry for a win, something the team hasn't seen since September 15. Neuse Charter fell just short of Research Triangle by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Neuse Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 517th, while Research Triangle are ranked 206th).
Neuse Charter's goal came courtesy of Michael Gutierrez, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in September, Raleigh Charter was forced to settle for a draw on Wednesday. They and Voyager Academy finished up their match with a 0-0 draw. The outcome might've been different if Aarav Vasudevan hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Raleigh Charter's draw gives them a new season record of 8-6-2. As for Neuse Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17-1.
Neuse Charter suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Raleigh Charter when the teams last played back in September. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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