The Covenant Day Lions will head out to face off against the Carmel Christian Cougars at 4:00 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.
Covenant Day is headed into Monday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell just short of Providence Day by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Chargers are ranked 140th).
Covenant Day's goal came courtesy of
Brady Johnson, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Carmel Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for last Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Greater Cabarrus S , sneaking past 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
Covenant Day's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Carmel Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Everything went Covenant Day's way against Carmel Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Covenant Day made off with a 3-0 win. Does Covenant Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carmel Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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