After three games on the road, Fuquay - Varina is heading back home. They will welcome the Corinth Holders Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fuquay - Varina came up short against Broughton on Thursday, falling 8-2. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Capitals are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Corinth Holders was forced to settle for a draw. They and Sanderson finished up their match with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Pirates' Ioannis Dubchak and Maximus Gladwell and the Spartans' Archie Keenan were all carded.
Corinth Holders' goal came courtesy of
Jake Eatman, who's now up to three this season.
Fuquay - Varina's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-7. Corinth Holders' draw gives them a new season record of 3-5-1.
Everything went Fuquay - Varina's way against Corinth Holders in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Fuquay - Varina made off with a 6-2 win. Does Fuquay - Varina have another victory up their sleeve, or will Corinth Holders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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