The Athens Drive Jaguars will challenge the Broughton Capitals at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Athens Drive's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, Athens Drive didn't have quite enough to beat Wakefield and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Wolverines are ranked 14th).
Athens Drive's goal came courtesy of
Jack Thompson, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Broughton entered their tilt with East Chapel Hill on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 6-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Capitals, who have now won six matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Athens Drive's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for Broughton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Athens Drive came up short against Broughton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Athens Drive avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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